Egyptian Prints in association with amazon.com ~ Book review

	the bookstore of Egyptian books
Egyptian Prints, in association with amazon.com, enables you to preview and buy books about ancient Egypt. You can order directly with a credit card or debit card to get your books shipped to you within a few days. Searching the entire amazon.com database for any book is easy with the form below.		For the Egyptophile in your life Enjoy shopping ~open 24 hours~ while you avoid the maddening crowds. We also gift wrap, allow gift messages to be added, and we ship books anywhere in the world. Shopping for great gifts at Amazon.com is convenient, fun, and fast! A book is a gift you can open again and again.

Zekmet
Zekmet, The Stone Carver ; A Tale of Ancient Egypt
written by Mary Stolz & illustrated by Deborah Nourse Lattimore

Zekmet breathes life into the Pharoah Khafre and his architect, Ho-tep, of eternal pyramid fame. Two modern scribes engage us with an answer to the riddle of the sphinx's creation. We experience the lifestyle of a stone carver whose talents and cleverness earn him upward mobility. Sumptous illustrations are more than Egyptology correct; they convey the ancient essence in creative vistas with the visual lyrics of an passionate artist. The borders of hieroglyphs recap parts of the story in hieroglyphic phrases, much like ancient story telling. Yet columns and freizes dramatically marry the ancient two dimensional designs with the effect of diorama depth. It's scroll-like. It's sculpture-like. From the inside covers, with their fascinating pictorial glossary of the ancient text, to the intriguing tale, the more you look, the more you see. This story about talent is a hall of mirors.

Ostensibly for youngsters, this work of art will remain in my own library as I give other copies for gifts. You can check it's specs by clicking it's title .

bookcovers of books on Egypt