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Ägypten. Menschen, Götter, Pharaonen
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Ritieni di conoscere l'Antico Egitto? Pensaci bene. Come uno scavo pubblicato, questo nuovo volume esplora i molteplici strati di questa civiltà mitizzata, scavando dal sacro e dal grandioso alle esperienze quotidiane e agli individui comuni dell'epoca.
Copertina rigida, 9.4 x 12.4 in., 4.66 lb, 296 pagine
Egypt. People, Gods & Pharaohs
40Behind the Pyramids
Everyday life in Ancient Egypt
How much do we really know about Ancient Egypt? The pharaohs and pyramids are familiar history fodder, but what about the farmers, the soldiers, the laborers, and the families that made up the vast majority of this much mythologized civilization?
With a thrilling spread of visual references, this TASCHEN adventure attempts to set the record straight by offering a distinctive everyday take on Ancient Egypt. Like a piece of published excavation, the book explores the many layers of this ancient society, digging down from the sacred or grandiose to the daily experiences and ordinary individuals.
The democratic approach bestows this distant era with exciting vitality and relevance for all the family. As we explore everything from family arrangements to leisure activities to labor movements, we not only uncover the different experiences of this ancient land but also parallels and precedents to our own societies. The result is a particularly vivid encounter with an ancient age and with some of our most ingenious and influential forebears.
With a thrilling spread of visual references, this TASCHEN adventure attempts to set the record straight by offering a distinctive everyday take on Ancient Egypt. Like a piece of published excavation, the book explores the many layers of this ancient society, digging down from the sacred or grandiose to the daily experiences and ordinary individuals.
The democratic approach bestows this distant era with exciting vitality and relevance for all the family. As we explore everything from family arrangements to leisure activities to labor movements, we not only uncover the different experiences of this ancient land but also parallels and precedents to our own societies. The result is a particularly vivid encounter with an ancient age and with some of our most ingenious and influential forebears.
L'autore
Rose-Marie Hagen è nata in Svizzera. Ha studiato storia e lingua e letterature romanze a Losanna. Dopo aver proseguito gli studi a Parigi e a Firenze, ha insegnato presso varie istituzioni, tra cui la American University a Washington, D.C.
Rainer Hagen è nato ad Amburgo. Si è laureato in letteratura e studi teatrali a Monaco di Baviera e in seguito ha lavorato per la radio e la televisione, ricoprendo il ruolo di direttore di un’emittente pubblica tedesca.
Insieme i due autori hanno collaborato alla realizzazione di diversi volumi per TASCHEN, tra cui What Great Paintings Say I e II e le monografie Pieter Bruegel e Francisco de Goya.
Rainer Hagen è nato ad Amburgo. Si è laureato in letteratura e studi teatrali a Monaco di Baviera e in seguito ha lavorato per la radio e la televisione, ricoprendo il ruolo di direttore di un’emittente pubblica tedesca.
Insieme i due autori hanno collaborato alla realizzazione di diversi volumi per TASCHEN, tra cui What Great Paintings Say I e II e le monografie Pieter Bruegel e Francisco de Goya.
Ägypten. Menschen, Götter, Pharaonen
Copertina rigida, 23.8 x 31.6 cm, 2.12 kg, 296 pagineScarica qui le immagini del prodotto
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A quite nice book
22 aprile 2022
A quite nice book, congratulation. I'm proud having such a coloured, slightly understandable and tough book in my ex-libris-collection. Thanks a lot to all you publishers and go on working in that direction.