Category:  Architecture

From Amazon.com: This book traces the earliest history of architecture at its birthplace in the ancient Middle East (primarily the current Iran and Iraq) and ancient Egypt, and covers archeological sites, temples, tombs, and early dwellings - several of which have been the subject of recent news coverage on sites and treasures threatened by the Iraq war and political instability.

Reviewed by Francesca : This book is rated the classic reference on Ancient Egyptian building techniques. It covers all aspects of construction from mathematical procedures to the ways the Ancient Egyptians drilled granite and other hard stones. Various buildings and pyramids are picked out as examples for diverse techniques as well as for the purpose of providing insight into how they were built. Although getting out of date with more information having been gathered during the past 60-odd years, it is well worth reading and having as a handy reference.

Reviewed by Francesca : The first part of this album on ancient Egyptian art presents the author and his passion for Egyptology. The second part consists of plates, representing drawings and outlines of pillars, vases, portraits, columns, niches, plans, and patterns among many others. This is a good reference to the art and architecture of ancient Egypt.

From AEB: This book traces methods of Egyptian stone construction during the pharaonic period, from the construction of the step pyramids at Saqqara to the obelisks of Tuthmosis III to the temples of Ramses II at Thebes. Dr Arnold covers all aspects of building, including planning, measuring, quarrying and production, transporting heavy monuments, building, digging shafts, repairing damages, and securing tombs. Richly illustrated with photos and field drawings by the author, ancient representations of building activities, and illustrations of tools and objects in museum collections, this book offers a frank appraisal of current knowledge of the process of Egyptian stone construction.

From Amazon.com: The first book in an elaborate 25-volume series, "Origins" heralds great structures in Egypt, Crete, and Anatolia, as the story is told of human habitation in the western world from the earliest signs of settlement. 110 illustrations, 60 in color.

From AEB: Dès 2 800 avant J.C. et pendant trois millénaires, la vallée du Nil, du Delta jusqu'à la Nubie, fut un immense chantier sous la conduite de pharaons-dieux. Pyramides, temples, tombeaux, chapelles, magasins, palais, forteresses, toutes ces constructions, parfois colossales, participent d'un même esprit qui leur confère un caractère unique.