"Egyptian Temples" Author: [UK] Richard H. Wilkinson Publisher: Guizhou People's Publishing House

A comprehensive list of temples carefully compiled by international Egyptology authorities

Domestic experts lead the translation

Hundreds of temples restored with both pictures and texts

A perfect balance between simplicity and comprehensiveness

◎ Editor's Recommendation

☆ Authority: An international authority on Egyptology has carefully compiled a complete guide to ancient Egyptian temples for the general public based on decades of experience in field research; a professor from Peking University led the translation, striving to create a detailed and easy-to-read guide to domestic Egyptian culture.

☆ Intuitive: There are 535 illustrations in the book, including photos and line drawings of architectural ruins taken on site, as well as restoration drawings and floor plans of buildings, which guide readers to personally walk into the great buildings that no longer exist in a more intuitive way than text.

☆ Comprehensive: The content covers hundreds of temples of all sizes, from the extraordinary monuments of Ramesseum, Luxor and Abu Simbel to unknown small temples in remote areas; from the construction process, internal structure, development history and functional classification of the temples themselves, to their functions in society, the role they play in folklore, and even their important position in royal political activities. The concise structure contains a comprehensive bird's-eye view of Egyptian temples.

◎ Introduction

This is the most detailed investigation and description of Egyptian temples. The book includes the exploration of the mysterious origins of temples, the eternal pursuit of temples, and the interpretation of the temple's function of communication between heaven and earth, gods and kings.

The temples of ancient Egypt are undoubtedly some of the most impressive surviving monuments of the ancient world. Once upon a time, those glittering cities had pylons that "pierced the heavens" and buildings capped with gold and bronze shone "like the rising sun", some of which still rank among the greatest architectural achievements in human history...

The book is richly illustrated with 535 illustrations. The huge number of sites and temples reveals the rich content of Egyptian history and provides examples of a wide variety of architectural structures and styles in the sacred buildings of gods and kings.

◎ Media Recommendation

This book provides an accurate, thorough and cutting-edge description of these buildings. The photos, drawings and maps in the book guide readers into that era and experience the customs and habits related to the temples firsthand.

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Gorgeously illustrated and meticulously drawn diagrams, accompanied by Wilkinson's engaging commentary... The Ancient History Encyclopedia recommends this book to all enthusiasts and professionals in the fields of Ancient Egypt, architecture, cultural studies, and art history.

——Ancient History Encyclopedia

◎ Author

Richard H. Wilkinson (1951-), an archaeologist in the field of Egyptology, is a professor emeritus and doctor at the University of Arizona, and the first director of the university's Egypt Expedition. He has conducted research and excavations in Egypt, mainly in the Valley of the Kings, for 25 years, and served as the founding editor of the "Directory of North American Egyptologists" and the "Journal of Ancient Egypt Communications".

Translator

Yan Haiying is a professor and doctoral supervisor at the Department of History of Peking University, director of the Institute of Ancient Oriental Civilizations of Peking University, editor-in-chief of the first volume of "History of World Civilization", postdoctoral fellow at the University of Leuven in Belgium, and visiting scholar at Cairo University in Egypt. Her academic expertise is Egyptology. Her recent major works include "Ancient Egyptian Cultural Relics in Chinese Collections" and she has published many papers in academic journals such as "Historical Research" and "World History". She has presided over the National Social Science Fund project "Research on Ancient Egyptian Temple Books and Rituals", the horizontal project "Organization and Interpretation of Oriental Philosophical Books", and the Beijing Excellent Course "Ancient Oriental Civilization".

Zhao Kexin, a PhD in history, graduated from Peking University with a research focus on Egyptology.