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Summary: A bit disappointing
Review: personally, i found the book a bit disappointing. this is becasue of the lack of pictures on some of the most important pharaohs like Seti I. (It is not because their statues or paintings do not exist.) people are fascinated about egypt not becasue of its 'recorded' history, but also by the faces and images behind this glorious history.secondly, the pictures are really mediocre in terms of artistic layout. i would have appreciated, at least, full page portraits. when i bought the book i thought it would be full of (good quality) pictures. Another disappointing feature is that there are many pictures in black and white...ahhh! the information on the pharaohs is sufficient for entry-level fans of ancient egypt. personally i do not rely much on what egyptology says because a lot seems to be conjecture and they seldom say that. one only needs to read at the many contradictions surrounding the pyramids of giza. nevertheless, it is not that much of a bad buy if you are looking for a quick reference to all the pharaohs since it is probably the only one which attempts to do so. (in fact this book is as disappointing as the other book in the series like the complete tombs of ancient egypt.)
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Summary: A bit disappointing
Review: personally, i found the book a bit disappointing. this is becasue of the lack of pictures on some of the most important pharaohs like Seti I. (It is not because their statues or paintings do not exist.) people are fascinated about egypt not becasue of its 'recorded' history, but also by the faces and images behind this glorious history. secondly, the pictures are really mediocre in terms of artistic layout. i would have appreciated, at least, full page portraits. when i bought the book i thought it would be full of (good quality) pictures. Another disappointing feature is that there are many pictures in black and white...ahhh! the information on the pharaohs is sufficient for entry-level fans of ancient egypt. personally i do not rely much on what egyptology says because a lot seems to be conjecture and they seldom say that. one only needs to read at the many contradictions surrounding the pyramids of giza. nevertheless, it is not that much of a bad buy if you are looking for a quick reference to all the pharaohs since it is probably the only one which attempts to do so. (in fact this book is as disappointing as the other book in the series like the complete tombs of ancient egypt.)
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Summary: Photo gallery of Ancient Egyptian Rulers
Review: This book contains as much detail as one could ask for in a single volume on the rulers of Ancient Egypt over a three thousand year period. It includes dozens of contemporary portraits of these rulers and members of their families taken from tombs, statues, and other artifacts. The most complete readings and translations of the royal names available in a book written for non-specialists.
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Summary: Good, but could be better
Review: This book is the first I've come across with every single Egyptian pharaoh listed- even pharaohs I've never heard of, like "Scorpion", the first known pharaoh (even before Narmer!). The book is very good in the sense that it gives a the reader a viewpoint into each of the rulers lives, deeds, and conquests, even including sections on the royal wives and families. The photographs are excellent, especially in the coverage of Seti I/Ramses II, however, I found myself longing for a deeper look into each of the pharaohs history. Some of the descriptions are rather generalized and vapid, yet long and slightly tedious to read.Yet for a beginning Egyptolophile, it is a good addition to the collection.
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Summary: Good, but could be better
Review: This book is the first I've come across with every single Egyptian pharaoh listed- even pharaohs I've never heard of, like "Scorpion", the first known pharaoh (even before Narmer!). The book is very good in the sense that it gives a the reader a viewpoint into each of the rulers lives, deeds, and conquests, even including sections on the royal wives and families. The photographs are excellent, especially in the coverage of Seti I/Ramses II, however, I found myself longing for a deeper look into each of the pharaohs history. Some of the descriptions are rather generalized and vapid, yet long and slightly tedious to read.Yet for a beginning Egyptolophile, it is a good addition to the collection.
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Summary: Very informative and interesting!
Review: This book simply devestates many other books about Egyptiology. So much information and very nice layout. It takes a really sick person to give this book lesser than "4" stars when being interested in history.
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Summary: not as detailed as I had hoped
Review: This is an interesting book, but it doesn't have the amount of interesting detail that I would have hoped to see about each pharaoh. The illustrations are nice, however.
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Summary: Very useful overview.
Review: Those interested in Egyptology will find this easily-read, well-illustrated volume very informative. It is beautifully produced. The photographs are wonderful, the text entertaining. The authors have provided a time-line and many delightful illustrations. Thames & Hudson produces quite a number of books about ancient Egypt. This is an essential part of the collection.
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Summary: A waste of money, space, and an all out shame to the field.
Review: Whatever you do, don't buy this book. It's even worse in content and execution than Kent Weeks' "The Lost Tomb". The writing is shoddy, written is such a dry and frankly unpleasant, all-out boring tone that one gets the feeling the author didn't like writing it anymore than I liked reading it. The plates are rediculous in that none show any attempts at originality--as in rarely shown pieces--and instead reproduce so many things that have already been you wonder why they're there at all. To any future Egyptologists such as myself, I beseech you not to waste your money. Spend it on works by Aldred, Tyldesley, and other notables, not this foolery. One star is still too good of a rating, and I must say I am glad this book was given to me, for I am already shamed by owning it; I needn't add the shame of choosing it.
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Summary: Terrific Overview Of Pharoah History
Review: Without a doubt, this is one of the best accounts of Egypt's pharoahs I have ever read (and I have been reading about Egyptian history since a child in the 1960s). Easy-to-read and concise, "Chronicles" provided me with new information about personal favorites (Akhenaton, Hatshepsut, Thutmose III) and reminded of the reigns of others I'd forgotten (e.g. Ahmose I, Amenhotep III). I am not a historian and expect this book might lack details that a historian would want. However, as a history lover, and one fascinated by Egyptian history in particular, this is one of the books I would want with me if stranded on a desert island. I liked it so much that I also bought the "Chronicles Of The Roman Emperors", with which I am equally as pleased.
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