{"product_id":"a-wayfarer-in-egypt-paperback-9781108081955","title":"A Wayfarer in Egypt (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108081955","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Wayfarer in Egypt\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1925 book describes the famous archaeological sites, but also more unusual aspects of Egyptian life and history.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAnnie Abernethie Pirie Quibell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108081955, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 August 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e254 pages, 16 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.6 cm, 0.36 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Egyptologist Annie Quibell, née Pirie (1862–1927), originally trained as an artist, but became a student of Sir Flinders Petrie, copying wall-paintings and inscriptions at his Saqqara excavations, where she met her husband, who was an inspector for the Egyptian Antiquities Service. Accompanying him and sharing in his work on site, she was keen to popularise the marvels of ancient Egyptian civilisation, recreating life-sized Egyptian rooms for a display at the St Louis World's Fair in 1904, and writing several works for the lay reader. This book, published in 1925, is intended to 'point out to other sojourners and travellers some things about Egypt, which, after long residence there, seem to me important'. As well as discussing the famous archaeological sites, Quibell describes Port Said (the entrance to the Suez Canal), and the Nile delta, the Coptic church and its long history, and an expedition into the desert.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Alexandria\u003cbr\u003e 2. Port Said and the Delta\u003cbr\u003e 3. The pyramids\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Egyptian museum\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Coptic church\u003cbr\u003e 6. The citadel of Cairo\u003cbr\u003e 7. Cairo: the monuments\u003cbr\u003e 8. Cairo: the mediaeval town\u003cbr\u003e 9. Sakkara\u003cbr\u003e 10. Desert travel\u003cbr\u003e 11. Cairo to Luxor: the villages\u003cbr\u003e 12. Cairo to Luxor: the antiquities\u003cbr\u003e 13. Luxor: the east bank\u003cbr\u003e 14. Luxor: the west bank\u003cbr\u003e 15. Luxor to Assuan\u003cbr\u003e 16. Assuan to Abu Simbel\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Egyptian archaeology \/ Egyptology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Egyptian archaeology \/ Egyptology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Egyptian%20archaeology%20\/%20Egyptology%20%5BHDDG%5D%22\"\u003eHDDG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005551956248,"sku":"9781108081955","price":23.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108081955i.jpg?v=1696751821","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-wayfarer-in-egypt-paperback-9781108081955","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}