Egypt: Yesterday and Today

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In the early part of the nineteenth century, Scotsman David Roberts produced numerous views of extraordinary Egyptian sites in carefully rendered, beautifully expressive lithographs. Lavishly produced, this large-format book highlights the diaries kept by Roberts as well as his remarkable body of artwork, which so lyrically captured Egypt's celebrated monuments and timeless landscapes. In a fascinating juxtaposition, photographer Antonio Attini contributes recent photographs depicting each subject Roberts interpreted so many years earlier. These contemporary visions of such historically rich settings offer intriguing counterpoints to the grand scale of the reproductions included here. Alice Joyce

Book Description
David Roberts, one of the most skilled landscape artists of his time, set out for Egypt in 1838, where he produced many of the countless sketches of the most remarkable sites and monuments presented in this volume. These lithographs are accompanied by Roberts' diary accounts in his travels from Alexandria to the magnificent monuments of Abu Simbel. 13 x 19, 135 illustrations, 120 color illustrations.


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