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Pyramids (Egypt)

Egyptian art and architecture | For younger readers

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Egyptian art and architecture

Arnold, Dorothea, and others. Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids. Abrams, 1999. Catalog of an exhibition of Old Kingdom art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with scholarly essays.

Aldred, Cyril. Egyptian Art: In the Days of the Pharaohs, 3100-320 B.C. Oxford University Press, Thames & Hudson, 1980. 1985. Illustrated survey includes architecture, sculpture, and painting.

Jackson, Kevin, and Jonathan Stamp. Building the Great Pyramid. Firefly, 2003. Companion volume to the Discovery Channel television series revealing the architectural wonders of the Great Pyramid of Khufu.

Malek, Jaromir. Cultural Atlas of Ancient Egypt. Rev. ed. Facts on File, 2000. Good reference guide containing significant sections on art and architecture.

Malek, Jaromir. Egyptian Art. Phaidon, 1999. A survey from the beginnings to the Roman conquest.

Millard, Anne. Pyramids. Kingfisher, 1996. Cross-cultural study for younger readers; especially good discussion of Egyptian pyramid construction.

Peck, William H. Splendors of Ancient Egypt. Abbeville, 1998. Illustrated catalog of objects from the collections of Römer-Pelizaeus Museum in Germany.

Russmann, Edna R., ed. Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum. University of California Press, 2001. Handsomely illustrated catalog of the British Museum's Egyptian treasures.

Wilkinson, Richard H. Symbol & Magic in Egyptian Art. Thames & Hudson, 1994, 1999. Concise guide to understanding Egyptian symbolism.

For younger readers

Millard, Anne. Pyramids. Kingfisher, 1996. For readers in grades 5 to 8.

Putnam, James. Pyramid. Knopf, 1994. For readers in grades 5 to 8.

Smith, Carter. The Pyramid Builders. Silver Burdett, 1991. For readers in grades 5 to 8.

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