The pyramids of Egypt

by I. E. S. Edwards

Paper Book, 1975

Status

Available

Call number

932

Tags

Pyramids, Egypt, Ancient Mediterranean and Fertile Crescent

Genres

Collection

Don

Publication

Harmondsworth ; Baltimore [etc.] : Penguin, 1975.

Description

A popularly written but thorough account of the structure of the pyramids, their uses and how they were built.

User reviews

LibraryThing member yapete
Details how the egyptians learned how to build the pyramids by trial and (sometimes catastrophic) error. Quite detailed, for the reader who is looking for a well-researched book by a scholar in the subject of the eqyptian pyramids.

Subjects

Egypt Antiquities
Pyramids Egypt

Language

English

Physical description

319 p.; 19 cm

ISBN

0140201688 / 9780140201680

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