Egypt
Blog Critics (Jennifer Bogart)
- Exhibtion Review: Ancient Egypt - Art And Magic
Tampa Bay Times (Lennie Bennett) With photos. Being an art critic has mandated that I see all art, not just my preferred art, and judge it with an open mind. That mandate has been a gift. It opened my eyes to the value of so much that I otherwise would...
- The Pharaonic Village
Al Masry Al Youm (Louise Sarant) With photos. n 1984, a renowned papyrus maker, Hussam Ragab, opened the world’s first living museum, the Pharaonic Village on the island of Qorsaya, in Giza. His boundless ambition led him to research the lives of the...
- Deir El-medina In The Days Of The Ramesses
The Louvre Thanks to ongoing toothache and the inevitably resulting sleepless nights I have been pottering around some websites that I don't usually visit very often. I have found one or two old and newer items that, although hardly news, may be of...
- Ten Books +1 For Summer Or Winter Days
As usual I find myself in the middle of a hot summer with little energy to do much except read and would suggest these eleven books are likely to not only pass time but to inspire the thoughts of the reader back into days of drifting sand and elegance...
- Five Books That Will Make Great Gifts
If you have an Egyptophile on your gift list and you do not know what to get them here are 5 books well worth reading. 1. The Secret of the Great Pyramid by Bob Brier and Jean-Pierre Houdin Though more than 4500 years old the authors convincingly read...
Egypt
DVD Reviews Ancient Lives
Blog Critics (Jennifer Bogart)
Ancient Lives is a documentary unlike any other I’ve watched. Viewing this passionately presented 200 plus minute voyage through the lives of a village of Egyptian tomb-makers living in the small village of Deir al Medina from approximately 1275 – 1080 B.C. is comparable to indulging in a vibrantly written biography as opposed to a committee-compiled, dry textbook.
John Romer is the driving force behind the series, his desire to conserve the great archeological sites in the Valley of the Kings leading him to present these Egyptians as people with rich thriving lives. Their love lives, family dramas, occupations, and so much more are explored with Romer as an expert guide. Watching Ancient Lives is like having a legitimate Egyptologist guiding you through museum exhibits, on-site hieroglyphics and tomb art, ruins, tombs, and so much more.
Part of the great charm of the series is seeing a man deeply immersed in his element and sharing his deep love for the subject matter with us as he moves through on-site explorations. We get to see Romer crawling up toppled statuary and searching through the Valley of the Kings for burial chambers that have yet to be discovered for example. Where else can you watch an Egyptologist finding himself stuck in possible tomb openings? (There are some occasional mild epithets in the series.)
- Exhibtion Review: Ancient Egypt - Art And Magic
Tampa Bay Times (Lennie Bennett) With photos. Being an art critic has mandated that I see all art, not just my preferred art, and judge it with an open mind. That mandate has been a gift. It opened my eyes to the value of so much that I otherwise would...
- The Pharaonic Village
Al Masry Al Youm (Louise Sarant) With photos. n 1984, a renowned papyrus maker, Hussam Ragab, opened the world’s first living museum, the Pharaonic Village on the island of Qorsaya, in Giza. His boundless ambition led him to research the lives of the...
- Deir El-medina In The Days Of The Ramesses
The Louvre Thanks to ongoing toothache and the inevitably resulting sleepless nights I have been pottering around some websites that I don't usually visit very often. I have found one or two old and newer items that, although hardly news, may be of...
- Ten Books +1 For Summer Or Winter Days
As usual I find myself in the middle of a hot summer with little energy to do much except read and would suggest these eleven books are likely to not only pass time but to inspire the thoughts of the reader back into days of drifting sand and elegance...
- Five Books That Will Make Great Gifts
If you have an Egyptophile on your gift list and you do not know what to get them here are 5 books well worth reading. 1. The Secret of the Great Pyramid by Bob Brier and Jean-Pierre Houdin Though more than 4500 years old the authors convincingly read...