Pyramids the [Paperback]

Verner Mirosla (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 5, 2003

This is the perennially fascinating Egyptian pyramids introduced by a world expert. How did a people who lived nearly five thousand years ago, who knew neither iron nor bronze and who lacked mastery of elementary rules of calculation, manage to construct enormous stone structures with a precision seldom matched even by modern architecture? By one of the world's leading Egyptologists, "The Pyramids" sets our knowledge of these unique, haunting and perennially fascinating edifices into the context of ancient Egyptian culture and politics.

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Editorial Reviews

Review

"'A fascinating and comprehensive book... The Pyramids is a portrait, not only of the pyramids themselves, but of an entire civilization, the first in history to build in stone, and thereby aim for eternity... Exceedingly welcome and timely' Literary Review * 'Verner moulds all known science and history on the subject into a fascinating and accessible introduction - essential reading.' Sunday Times 'A detailed, beautifully illustrated and eminently readable introduction to the pyramid-building age which will appeal to both experts and first-time Egyptologists alike. Here the mysteries of the pyramids and their readers are laid bare. It is a fascinating story.' Joyce Tyldesley, author of Nefertitl 'Refreshing and thorough' Scotland on Sunday 'The new seminal text on this subject' Science News" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Miroslav Verner directed the Czech Institute of Egyptology for seventeen years and is Professor of Egyptology at Charles University in Prague. He has also been guest professor at the universities of Vienna, Hamburg and the AmericanUniversity of Cairo and, since 1976, has been leading the excavations currently being carried out by Czech archaeologists in Abusir --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Atlantic Books (December 5, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843541718
• ISBN-13: 978-1843541714
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,602,478 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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