Books by Jean Kerisel

Over the centuries builders have repeatedly made the same error: supporting a massive charge by the juxtaposition of two incompatible styles of architecture. From crumbling ruins, architects are able to build a vision of the past. Progress in underwater archaeology will reveal whole cities engulfed by the sea, just as from the shrouds of sand.

Covering a range of peoples across the ages, this text explores masters of the Nile from the pharaohs to the modern-day Egyptians and beyond.