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Page viii
I do not mean by this that any of us - except perhaps the not too reputable gipsies
— are descended from the Ancient Egyptians , or that our countries were
colonised by them . Not one inch of Europe was ever included in the Empire of
the ...
I do not mean by this that any of us - except perhaps the not too reputable gipsies
— are descended from the Ancient Egyptians , or that our countries were
colonised by them . Not one inch of Europe was ever included in the Empire of
the ...
Page ix
It would be worth while going to Egypt , were it only to see the tombs of the
Pharaohs at Thebes , and of their viziers at Memphis , which have the whole life
of ancient Egypt illuminated on their smooth limestone walls , and have yielded ...
It would be worth while going to Egypt , were it only to see the tombs of the
Pharaohs at Thebes , and of their viziers at Memphis , which have the whole life
of ancient Egypt illuminated on their smooth limestone walls , and have yielded ...
Page x
There are few more impressive moments in your life than when you enter for the
first time a perfect temple of ancient Egypt , with every foot of its vast interior
sculptured and painted with the mythologies of gods and men . There are some
and I ...
There are few more impressive moments in your life than when you enter for the
first time a perfect temple of ancient Egypt , with every foot of its vast interior
sculptured and painted with the mythologies of gods and men . There are some
and I ...
Page xiii
The history of Egypt covers countless centuries ; the most ancient and perfect of
monuments are those of Pharaonic Egypt ; the most exquisite monuments of
Arabian art are those in mediæval Cairo , but interesting above all are the life of
the ...
The history of Egypt covers countless centuries ; the most ancient and perfect of
monuments are those of Pharaonic Egypt ; the most exquisite monuments of
Arabian art are those in mediæval Cairo , but interesting above all are the life of
the ...
Page xix
26 THE OCCUPATION OF EGYPT - SLEEPING Scene taken near the Serapeum
at Sakkara , the ancient Memphis . EGYPTIAN WOMAN WITH HER SHAWL
OVER THE BURDEN ON HER HEAD 27 TO SHIELD HER FROM THE FIERCE
SUN ...
26 THE OCCUPATION OF EGYPT - SLEEPING Scene taken near the Serapeum
at Sakkara , the ancient Memphis . EGYPTIAN WOMAN WITH HER SHAWL
OVER THE BURDEN ON HER HEAD 27 TO SHIELD HER FROM THE FIERCE
SUN ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Queer Things about Egypt |
| Author | Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Hurst & Blackett, Limited, 1911 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 16 Mar 2012 |
| Length | 428 pages |
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