HERVE CHAMPOLLION

L'Égypte antique se révèle dans toute sa richesse et ses mystères au travers des pierres sculptées : bas-reliefs, gravures, statues... Beaucoup de ces trésors réalisés par les artistes des pharaons sont encore visibles dans les temples, les palais et les monuments qui composent tout au long de la vallée du Nil un véritable livre d'histoire. La course du soleil fait passer ces objets par toute une gamme de couleur, du rouge vif au blanc cru, semblant ainsi leur donner un souffle de vie. Guidé par les commentaires avisés de Diane Sarofim Harlé, Hervé Champollion propose de découvrir cet étonnant musée a ciel ouvert. Il photographie sous les lumières naturelles les plus aptes a les magnifier, ces pierres vivantes qui demeurent a travers les millénaires les témoins d'une fascinante civilisation.

Adorning the temples, palaces, and monuments of the Nile River Valley, their inscrutable gazes look out across the millennia, bearing witness to the rise and fall of long-lost dynasties - just as they have witnessed the endless rise and fall of the sun. Timeless treasures of light and shadow, they are the sculpted stones of ancient Egypt. In this gorgeous book of images, photographer Herve Champollion portrays these ancient stones in natural light, creating a breathtaking pictorial history of one of the world''s most fascinating ancient civilizations. Virtually all that is known of pharaonic times - from military campaigns to religious ceremonies to the everyday life of civilians - comes from these stones, which are captured by Champollion''s lens in a range of settings, from the glowing red of sunrise, to the hard white light of midday, to the golden rays of sunset. Informative captions by noted scholar Diane Sarofim Harle enhance the images and help us to appreciate the grandeur of these "stones of light," which, through the ages, have beckoned visitors to come face to face with the divine.