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Summary: Great Introduction to Religious Architecture in Egypt
Review: Wilkinson really does his best to bring the complicated subject of religious architecture into a comprehensive view that can suit both academic and general interest needs. It provides many illustrations that are great for classroom explanations. In addition, Wilkinson takes the reader through time in the developments of architecture for 3,000 years. It is a definate read for anyone trying to grasp the principles of Egyptian faith in the ancient world.
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Summary: Good pictures, Good information, and Good layout
Review: Yes, this is definitely far better than the other book in this series, namely, the complete valley of the kings.this book is quite extensive and tries to include a picture on each of the temples discussed, i.e. if the temple or its ruins are still there. It is also not full of black and white pictures - i understand the artistic value of these type of pictures but egypt is full of colour! all the sites are accompanied by well written descriptions and a brief history. Again, i am always careful about what egyptology writes about ancient egypt since i still believe there is a lot of conjecture which tends to be presented as fact. for example: the symbolic nature of the temples seems to be covered well by the book but one should probably read such infor as logical hypothesis rather than reasonable fact - it is rare that authors say the infor comes from an ancient papyrus! all in all, it is indeed a complete guide to the temples of ancient egypt and worth collecting!
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