The Wabet Tradition and Innovation in Temples of the Ptolemaic and Roman Period |
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| Author:
| Coppens, Filip |
| ISBN: | 978-80-7308-190-4 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2008 |
| Publisher: | Czech Institute of Egyptology
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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The volume provides an in-depth study of an architectural ensemble that consists of an open court and elevated chapel, better known as the wabet , and forms an essential part of the layout of a dozen temples in Egypt of the Thirtieth Dynasty and the Ptolemaic and Roman era (e.g Philae, Edfu, Dendara, Shanhur, and Deir Shalwit).
The volume provides an in-depth study of an architectural ensemble that consists of an open court and elevated chapel, better known as the wabet , and forms an essential part of the layout of a dozen temples in Egypt of the Thirtieth Dynasty and the Ptolemaic and Roman era (e.g Philae, Edfu, Dendara, Shanhur, and Deir Shalwit).