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| The Valley of the Kings: The Tombs and the Funerary of Thebes West | 
 enlarge | Author: Kent Weeks
Publisher: Friedman
Category: Book
List Price: $65.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (7 reviews)
Sales Rank: 887903
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7.7
Dimensions (in): 14.2 x 10.2 x 1.4
ISBN: 1586632957
Dewey Decimal Number: 932
EAN: 9781586632953
ASIN: 1586632957
Publication Date: September 1, 2001
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Product Description
Take a spectacular armchair voyage to one of earth's most magnificent and ancient sites--shown in a resplendent oversized volume, lavishly illustrated with more than 800 pictures (including archeological reconstruction drawings); 6 gatefolds; and the finest paper. Conducted by a team of world-acknowledged experts, who provide the most up-to-date information available, it's the perfect mix of artistic brilliance and scholarly research. The Valley of the Kings and the tombs of the nobles are, together with the pyramids of Giza, among the world's most visited and best-known sites. Although millions come each year to gaze upon these ancient wonders, a significant portion of this remarkable place remains unseen by most. For the first time, an illuminating and spectacularly produced guide brings together both the artistic and the architectural features of the tombs and maps them out fully. The only photographer granted full access to the site over the past decade provides unrivaled color images of the funerary temples and private necropolises, and in addition, an exploration of their structures and embellishments features plans, photos, drawings of motifs, and hieroglyphs. To complete the presentation: walking itineraries in the Theban mountains, shown from many unusual vantage points. A visual treat, and an extraordinary adventure, for real and virtual travelers alike.
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 Valley of The Kings by Kent Weeks August 4, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The BEST book illustrating the wonderful tombs of Egypt!!!
If you are a long time lover of ancient Egypt, this book is a MUST HAVE!!!!!!
 Quality April 30, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is the sort of book you are proud to have in your collection. Everything from the binding to the pictures to the heavy paper and foldout photographs reeks of quality. It's a tome (note the weighty size).Content is readable and enlightening, and the photographs are wonderful. A shame that so many of the tombs are not covered (perhaps, having been there, I wished that the ones I had seen were all included). I don't know if I've ever sought out books from a particular publisher before, but this book sent me on that quest, and I highly recommend it.
Buried March 19, 2004
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is the best book on the Valley of the Kings. I own John Romer's and Nicholas Reeves books,which I highly recommend,but this one I like best. This is a must own book if you love the tombs. It won't let you down. Well worth the money. Buy it before it goes out of print.
Took my breath away! April 25, 2003
Having read Kent Week's book "The Lost Tomb" I was impressed with his accessable writing style. So, seeing this book was like waving a red flag at a bull. I have been to many of the sights featured in this book and could not afford to visit all. To my joy, on opening this volume and seeing the quality of the photographs I realised now that I could! It is the next best thing to actually BEING tere and in some cases .. better! I know that sounds odd ... but in reality a lot of the KV paintings are covered with glass to prevent damage ... or you are not allowed to take a camera in ... even if you can, you may not use flash. So your own pictures always fall short. THIS is professionally lit, photographed and documented ... with great care taken to render the Theabian west bank in all it's glory. Bravo!
 Weeks does more damage than good April 7, 2003
3 out of 18 found this review helpful
Weeks' excavation techniques are totally atrocious. He has caused a great deal of damage to be done in the Valley of the Kings by allowing expanded limestone, painted walls to contract too rapidly, thus making the walls and roofs collapse and crack. It is hard to believe that for someone so interested in this area that he would totally ignore conservation aspects. Please don't buy this book and know that you are saving a treasure! Look for "THE COMPLETE VALLEY OF THE KINGS" by Reeves and Wilkinson for a better read anyway.
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