本书是古埃及艺术的早期探索者Prisse d'Avennes（1807 – 1879）的经典著作，在1868到1878年间发行于巴黎,被认为是关于古埃及艺术的最美丽的现代著作之一。内容是作者绘制的大量彩图。包含了许多已遗失艺术品的唯一记录。是古埃及艺术和建筑的绝佳参考。
This enchanted tour of Egyptian art by one of its early explorers is one of the most beautiful modern works on ancient Egyptian art. Prisse d'Avennes's monumental work, first published in Paris over a ten-year period between 1868 and 1878, includes the only surviving record of many lost artifacts. This classic work is now available for the first time in paperback.