The Pyramids of Egypt Author:I. E. S. Edwards When "The Pyramids of Egypt" was first published - as a pelican - in 1947, it was immediately recognized as a work of real importance in the field of Egyptology. Since then many new facts have been unearthed and recorded. — In this new edition the author, who is Keeper of Egyptian Antiquities at the British Museum, has completely revise... more »d his text and incorporated the latest knowledge. He presents us wit the most up-to-the-minute answer to that eternal question: 'How and why did the ancient Kings of Egypt build their gigantic geometrical monuments?' For today it is possible to trace their early history with some exactitude and follow the gradual evolution from the simple pre-dynastic tomb to the Step Pyramid of Zoser.
A very comprehensive bibliography of the greatly increased literature on the Pyramids is included, and many new line-drawings and half-tone illustrations have been added.« less