Author: CHAMPOLLION, HERVE
Title: Egypt : stones of light / photographs by Herve Champollion ; text by Diane Sarofim Harle ; translated from the French by Toula Ballas
Description: New York. N. Y. : Harry N. Abrams 2003. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 142 pages; Description: 142 p. : chiefly col. ill. map ; 27 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 142). Subjects: Sculpture. Egyptian --Pictorial works --Sculpture. Ancient --Egypt --Pictorial works --Photography. Artistic. Summary: Adorning the temples. palaces. and monuments of the Nile River Valley. their inscrutable gazes look out across the millennia. bearing witness to the rise and fall of long-lost dynasties-just as they have witnessed the endless rise and fall of the sun. Timeless treasures of light and shadow. they are the sculpted stones of ancient Egypt. In this gorgeous book of images. photographer Hervé Champollion portrays these ancient stones in natural light. forming a breathtaking pictorial history of one of the world's most fascinating ancient civilizations. Virtually all that is known of pharaonic times-from military campaigns to religious ceremonies to the everyday life of civilians-comes from these stones. which are captured by Champollion's lens in a range of settings. from the glowing red of sunrise. to the hard white light of midday. to the golden rays of sunset. Informative captions by noted scholar Diane Sarofim Harlé enhance the images and help us to appreciate the grandeur of these 'stones of light. ' which through the ages have beckoned visitors to come face-to-face with the divine.ISBN: 0810948435. Weight in Kg appr.:

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