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This rare book begins with an introduction that considers the construction, rigging, furniture, decoration and manning of ancient Egyptian craft. The main body of the text considers hundreds of models of Egyptian craft and details of same. An exemplary study of the boat models found in Egyptian tombs, in turn the starting point in any investigation of the design and construction of real boats and ships in ancient Egypt. Chapters on Egyptian Wooden River Boats, the Papyrus Raft, Wooden Boats, Funeral Barks, Private Sun Barks and more. Illustrations include 389 figures in text and. & 33 plates.Folio [9 X 12 inches] xxviii, 171 p., xxxiii leaves of plates : ill. ; Le Caire : Institut français d'archéologie orientale, 1913.
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Models of Ships and Boats
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Cloth, no dj. Folio. Facsimile reprint of the 1913 edition. 171 pp. text with figures throughout. 33 b&w plates. Minor shelf wear. Else very sound, with clean internals. Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy. 2007 Martino Publishing facsimile reprint. Seller Inventory # 2043209
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Models of Ships and Boats (Catalogue General des antiquites egyptiennes du Musee du Caire Nos 4798-4976 et 5034-5200)
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Martino, Mansfield Centre, CT, 2007
ISBN 10: 1578986907
ISBN 13: 9781578986903
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Seller: Egyptology Titles, Santa Rosa, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Rare (Catalogue General des antiquites egyptiennes du Musee du Caire Nos 4798-4976 et 5034-5200). Black boards with gilt lettering along the spine. This folio-size book is a high quality reprint of the 1913 edition. It is 171 pages in length, with 389 text figures, and 33 black-and-white plates. This copy is in mint condition. The contents are clean and bright. Photographs are available. Seller Inventory # 001466