The Treasures of the Valley of the Kings: Tombs and Temples of the Theban West Bank in Luxor

Amazing pictures and photos.Beautiful foldout pages of the tombs.

Planning a trip to Egypt this year and wanted a detailed description of a destination that has long been on my bucket list. Received as a Christmas gift and did not disappoint.

Beautiful photos, educational text. Don't send many reviews, but this book deserves one.

Love the book and the shipping. Thank you.

Erg omvangrijk en rijk geïllustreerd boek. De moeite van de aankoop waard. Snelle levering.

So wunderschön das Cover dieses Buches ist, so schön sind auch die Fotos im Inneren. Wer schon einmal in Luxor/Theben-West war und die Nekropolen am Westufer des Nils besucht hat, der wird sich garantiert dorthin zurück versetzt fühlen.Verschiedene Autoren (Ägyptologen, Archäologen) schreiben über ihr jeweiliges Fachgebiet bzw. über die Ausgrabungsstätten, an denen sie arbeiten, und vermitteln nicht nur detailliertes Wissen, sondern man spürt auch die Liebe und Begeisterung zu Theben und Ägypten.Behandelt werden zahlreiche Gräber im Tal der Könige bzw. der Königinnen, sowie die imposanten „Millionenjahrhäuser“ am westlichen Flussufer. Wem die einzelnen Artikel zu ausführlich sind, oder das Englisch zu schwierig, der ist - meiner Meinung nach - mit den Fotos, ausklappbaren Bildtafeln und Zeichnungen, noch immer bestens bedient.Unbedingte Kaufempfehlung!

This volume builds upon the work of The Theban Mapping Project and, thus, has excellent maps and tomb plans, making them accessible to the general reader; it doesn't appear to be intended as an academic work, and would be very useful for those planning a visit to the Theban West Bank, but it is heavy, so a Kindle version would be better suited to actually taking on a visit.It's divided into sections, covering topics such as the royal mortuary cult temples, the Kings' Valley and the Queens' Valley, with chapters detailing individual tombs, within these sections (these are written by individual academics, who know their subject well). All feature very clear plans and superb photos.The only, minor, quibbles I have is that, amongst the tombs that are regularly open the authors include those of Amunhotep II (KV 35) and Ramesses II (KV 7). The former hasn't been open to visitors for many years, whilst the latter has never been open, and unlikely to be so.Personally, I'd have preferred the inclusion of the tomb of Thothmoses IV (KV 43), which is occasionally opened, and is important for being the first in the Valley to feature traditional, polychrome, representations of the King and deities; KV 35 has monochrome figures on the burial chamber pillars), and contains 2 graffiti, relating to a restoration of the burial, following robberies, during the reign of Horemheb, But this is just a personal preference and would not affect the enjoyment of most readers.Overall, a highly recommended volume.

Breathtakenly beautiful photography. Plain and simple beautiful book. Enchanting to peruse.

This is quite possibly the most beautiful book I have ever owned. 325 pages full of sharp photos of the most beautiful tombs and temples on the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor. Also, maps. schematic plans, exploded views, drawings fill every page amongst the text by expert archaeologists. Wow. Don't hesitate, buy it now while it's still available. You'll see when you get it. You won't be disappointed. It's simply wonderful. It's a large, coffee table sized book beautifully bound and printed by White Star Publishers who are superb. Also includes Valley of the Queens tombs such as Nefertari's tomb and others.