Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt
Gaston Maspero
16 chapters · 6 h 50 min · English
Read by Timothy Ferguson
Science · History
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A handbook of Egyptian archaeology, issued by the British Museum, considered suitable for British tourists traveling to Egypt in the 19th Century. (Introduction by Timothy Ferguson)
Chapters
1 00 - Prefaces 6 min 2 01 - Architecture - Civil and Military - 1: Houses 21 min 3 02 - Architecture - Civil and Military - 2: Fortresses 17 min 4 03 - Architecture - Civil and Military - 3: Public Works 15 min 5 04 - Religious Architecture - Materials: Principles of Construction 23 min 6 05 - Religious Architecture - Temples 28 min 7 06 - Religious Architecture - Decoration 27 min 8 07 - Tombs - Mastabas 23 min 9 08 - Tombs - The Pyramids 20 min 10 09 - Tombs - Tombs of the Theban Empire; Rock-cut Tombs 32 min 11 10 - Painting and Sculpture - Drawing and Composition 27 min 12 11 - Painting and Sculpture - Technical Processes 20 min 13 12 - Painting and Sculpture - Sculpture 40 min 14 13 - The Industrial Arts - Stone, Clay and Glass 36 min 15 14 - The Industrial Arts - Wood, Ivory, Leather; Textile Fabrics 37 min 16 15 The Industrial Art - Metals 37 min
