Vintage Musée Égyptien Le Caire Lambelet Riesterer Kummerly Vilo Blue HC DJ 1979

by Riesterer Kummerly Vilo Blue

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In dust jacket

Author: Kurt Lambelet, Peter P. Riesterer; Publisher: Kümmerly+Frey-Vilo, Paris; Format: Hardcover; Language: French; Original Language: German; Publication Year: 1979; Genre: Art & Culture, History, Photography; Topic: Ancient Egypt, Archaeology, Art History; Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated; Edition: Second Edition; Type: Picture Book; Narrative Type: Nonfiction; Signed: No; Intended Audience: Adults; Country of Origin: Switzerland; Vintage: Yes; Era: 1970s. Title: Musée égyptien Le Caire. Content overview: This French-language pictorial volume presents a selection of artistic treasures from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Introductory essays outline the place of ancient Egypt in world history and describe major periods of pharaonic civilization, while detailed captions accompany the color plates. The book highlights sculpture, reliefs, funerary art, jewelry, coffins, models, and ritual objects from across the dynasties, with particular attention to tombs, temple decoration, and the royal treasures of Tutankhamun. Features and identifiers: Hardcover with blue pictorial dust jacket showing a gilded scene from Tutankhamun's throne on the front panel and a sculpted royal head on the back. Interior includes full-page and double-page color photographs with French text and captions. Credits note photos by Lehnert & Landrock (succ. K. Lambelet, Le Caire); text by Peter P. Riesterer, Zurich; French version by Dr. Pierre Champendal; photogravures and printing by Kümmerly+Frey, Berne

• Publisher: Kümmerly+Frey-Vilo, Paris
• Year: 1979
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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