Egypt : caught in time / Colin Osman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Osman, Colin.

Series:

Caught in time (Reading, England)

Caught in time

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egypt--History--Pictorial works.

Egypt.

History.

Egypt--Description and travel--Pictorial works.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

viii, 151 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color), map ; 28 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Reading, UK : Garnet Pub., 1997.

Summary:

This collection of photographs of Egypt are evocative of life in the country before the rush of modernization swept away many traditions. Ancient temples and ruins long-since demolished for their stones, or lost under the waters of Lake Nasser, were saved for posterity in these pioneering photographs. Historical events such as the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 are included, as well as orientalist portraits of dancing girls and musicians.

The domes and minarets of the Cairo skyline present the image of a city not far from its Mamluke and Ottoman past, while the daily life of Egypt is captured in pictures of officials, water-sellers, shopkeepers, town and country scenes, courtyard interiors and mosques.

This book features pioneering photographic techniques including calotypes by Robert Murray dating back to 1852, and colored photographs made using the PZ process. They make this a unique compilation of early images of Egypt, some not seen for 100 years and others never before published.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-148) and index.

ISBN:

1873938950

OCLC:

38576464