For three millennia, the Valley of the Nile,from the Delta to Nubia, was an immense construction site under the direction of the pharaohs' master-builders.The pyramids at Giza, the temples of Luxor,Karnak and Philae, the tombs of the Valley of Kings - all these colossal edifices are endowed with a mysterious,religious quality that has survived through the ages.

For three millennia, the valley of the nile, from the delta to nubia, was an immense construction site under the direction of the pharaohs' master-builders.the pyramids at giza, the temples of luxor, karnak and philae, the tombs of the valley of kings - all the se colossal edifices are endowed with a spiritual quality that has survived through the ages. in this intriguing text the extraordinary legacy of the ancient egyptian kings,illustrated with over 200 magnificent photographs, the author draws on historical fact to reveal the spiritual aspects of a unique architecture and building technique.

The Gols of the Pharaohs

 Henri Stierlin is the author of The Pharoahs Master-Builders.

 also published by Terrail.

 Introduction: Tht Flesh of the Cods

 Discovering Tutankhamun

 The techniques of the goldsmith in Egyptian history

 Treasures of the Middle Kingdom and of the Ramessides

 Tanis revisited

 Late-period goldwork: from Pinudjem to the Ptolemies

 Conclusion

 Further reading

 Map

 Glossary

 Plans

 Outline chronology

 cknowledgements

The pharaohs master-builders

 Introduction

 From Mudbrick to Quarried Stone

The Monuments of King Dioser at Saqqara

 The Age of the Great Pyramids

Collapse, Revolution and Renaissance

during the Middle Kingdom

 Ascendancy of Upper Egypt

The Bloom of New-Kingdom Art

The Tomb: A Glorification of Life

Duel between Amun and the Aten,

  Between Thebes and Amana

The Glory of the Ramessides

A Frenzy of Construction

Funerary Temples of Thebes

and Ramesside Palaces

Renaissance of Architecture

in Ptolemaic Egypt

Philae and the Late Temples

The Last Surge of Egyptian Art

 Conclusion

 Bibliography

 Map

 Index/Glossary

 Chronology

 Plans, 1/2500 scale