Joan Fuster: escritos de crítica cultural

Seventeen Egyptologists and archaeologists probe the most compelling mysteries of ancient Egypt in this illustrated collection of 70 brief essays. Answers to age-old questions about Egyptian burial rituals, architecture, and royalty are provided, and recent discoveries are discussed—evidence that Tutankhamen was murdered, boats buried intact deep in the desert beside the tombs of the earliest kings, unexplained shafts inside the Great Pyramids aligned with the stars, and a massive mausoleum built for the many sons of Ramses II. The essays are supplemented with evocative photographs,...

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Sevilla revestida por casi tres mil años de historia y el paso de infinidad de culturas no estuvo bien vertebrada hasta el último tercio del siglo XVIII. El rey Carlos III, el 13 de agosto de 1769, dictaba una Real Cédula por la cual disponía en dieciséis apartados la división de la ciudad hispalense eligiendo a Pablo de Olavide para configurar la nueva distribución. Se establecía en atención a los Privilegios que goza por el Asiento de Bruselas y otros, dividirla en cinco quarteles. Uno de nueva creación, al arrabal de Triana y, los otros cuatro, en el casco histórico delimitados...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...