Egypt : civilization in the sands
Flers, Pauline de
Egypt : civilization in the sands / Pauline de Flers and Philippe de Flers - Köln : Könemann , 2000 - 238 p. ; illus. 32 cm
Preface . Professor Jean Leclant -- Introduction -- The Oases: Distant islands -- Bahariya, oasis of the Black Desert : Hidden splendor -- Farafra, oasis of the White Desert:: A center of irrigation and intensive agriculture -- Dakhla, gateway to the desert:: The inner oasis -- Kharga, the other gateway tot he desert : The outer oasis -- Conclusion: Colors as symbols: Green, King of the oases; Red, Ruler of the desert -- Mysteries of the Great Egyptian desert -- The desert, keeper of the tracks -- The enigmatic desert -- A living desert -- An arid and hostile desert -- An enchanting desert -- A desert with extraterrestrial treasures in the sand -- A desert marked by prehistoric humans -- Conclusion -- Annex: The expolores of the Western Desert of Egypt during and between the two World Wars / Peter Clayton.
The first half covers the Western Oases (Siwa, Farafra, Dakhla, etc), the second the Sand Sea, Gilf and Uweinat: the history, rock art, inter-war explorers, geology, etc,
Translated from French to English
9783829054416
Western Desert (Egypt)---Description and travel
Antiquities
Pictorial works
REF 962.2 FLE
Egypt : civilization in the sands / Pauline de Flers and Philippe de Flers - Köln : Könemann , 2000 - 238 p. ; illus. 32 cm
Preface . Professor Jean Leclant -- Introduction -- The Oases: Distant islands -- Bahariya, oasis of the Black Desert : Hidden splendor -- Farafra, oasis of the White Desert:: A center of irrigation and intensive agriculture -- Dakhla, gateway to the desert:: The inner oasis -- Kharga, the other gateway tot he desert : The outer oasis -- Conclusion: Colors as symbols: Green, King of the oases; Red, Ruler of the desert -- Mysteries of the Great Egyptian desert -- The desert, keeper of the tracks -- The enigmatic desert -- A living desert -- An arid and hostile desert -- An enchanting desert -- A desert with extraterrestrial treasures in the sand -- A desert marked by prehistoric humans -- Conclusion -- Annex: The expolores of the Western Desert of Egypt during and between the two World Wars / Peter Clayton.
The first half covers the Western Oases (Siwa, Farafra, Dakhla, etc), the second the Sand Sea, Gilf and Uweinat: the history, rock art, inter-war explorers, geology, etc,
Translated from French to English
9783829054416
Western Desert (Egypt)---Description and travel
Antiquities
Pictorial works
REF 962.2 FLE
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