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The ancient Egyptians' greatest monuments, ranging from Abu Simbel in the south to Cleopatra's palaces in Alexandria, were built over a period of three millennia, and yet a common architectural tradition links them all. The author provides a single volume guide to one of the most remarkable architectures of the ancient world.

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A splendidly produced and illustrated edition in English. It is an invaluable Eygyptological reference book of the highest calibre and production quality, and at a very reasonable price, that will be a necessity for the library of anyone even remotely interested in, or connected with, ancient Egyptian architecture. Peter Clayton Minerva Magazine. 'This first English edition of Dieter Arnold's Encyclopaedia of Ancient Egyptian Architecture is very much to be welcomed. One of the greatest advantages of Arnold's work is that it is written by a single specialist, well-acquainted with the monuments, experienced in field-work, and a very good communicator. His virtues as the author of a complex subject are well illustrated by his Building in Egypt'. - T. G. H. James, formerly Keeper of Egyptian Antiquities, The British Museum Dieter Arnold is Curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and has for forty years been conducting excavations in Egypt, at Thebes, El-Lisht and Dahshur, among other sites. He is the author of numerous books on Egyptian architecture, including Building in Egypt: Pharaonic Stone Masonry, Temples of the Last Pharaohs and the Pyramid Complex of Senwosret III at Dahshur.

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Dieter Arnold is Curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and has for forty years been conducting excavations in Egypt, at Thebes, El-Lisht and Dahshur, among other sites. He is the author of numerous books on Egyptian architecture, including 'Building in Egypt: Pharaonic Stone Masonry', and 'Temples of the Last Pharaohs'.

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