Flers, Pauline de  <br/><br/>
Egypt :  civilization in the sands 
/  Pauline de Flers and Philippe de Flers 
 - Köln  : Könemann  , 2000 
 - 238 p.  ; illus.  32 cm 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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, 
<br/><br/><br/>Translated from French to English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783829054416 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Western Desert (Egypt)---Description and travel<br/>Antiquities<br/>Pictorial works
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>REF 962.2 FLE