Whispers in the Sand. Barbara Erskine

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Название Whispers in the Sand
Автор произведения Barbara Erskine
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      Published by HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd

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      First published in 2000

      Published by HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2016

      Copyright © Barbara Erskine 2016

      Cover layout design © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2016

      Cover photographs © Sylvain Grandadam /Getty Images (feluccas on River Nile); Richard Jenkins Photography (woman)

      Barbara Erskine asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

      A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.

      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      Source ISBN: 9780007288649

      Ebook Edition © March 2016 ISBN: 9780007320998

      Version: 2017-09-07

       Dedication

      The quotations at the head of each chapter are adapted from

      The Book of the Dead edited by E A Wallis Budge

       Epigraph

       THE WHITE EGRETITINERARY

      Note: alterations to the schedule are subject to change without prior notice

       Most evenings there are film shows and talks in the lounge bar on different aspects of ancient and modern Egypt

DAY 1: p.m. Arrival
Dinner on board
DAY 2: Visit the Valley of the Kings
o/n Cruise to Edfu
DAY 3: a.m. Visit the Temple of Edfu
p.m. Cruise to Kom Ombo
DAY 4: a.m. Visit the Temple of Kom Ombo
p.m. Cruise to Aswan
DAY 5: a.m. Visit Unfinished Obelisk
p.m. Kitchener’s Island
DAY 6: a.m. Aswan Bazaar
midday: Aperitif at The Old Cataract Hotel
p.m. Visit High Dam
DAY 7: a.m. Sail on a felucca
p.m. Free afternoon
DAY 8–9: Optional 2-day visit to Abu Simbel
(4 a.m. start)
DAY 10: Return late afternoon
Evening: Son-et-lumière, Philae Temple
DAY 11: a.m. Visit Philae Temple. Cruise to Esna
p.m. Esna Temple. Cruise to Luxor
DAY 12: a.m. Temple of Karnac
p.m. Temple of Luxor
Evening: Pasha’s Party
DAY 13: a.m. Luxor Museum and bazaar
p.m. Papyrus Museum
Evening: Son-et-lumière, Karnac Temple
DAY 14: Return to England

      There can be little doubt that the first vessels of glass were manufactured in Egypt under the 18th dynasty, particularly from the reign of Amenhotep II (1448–20 BC) onward. These vessels are distinguished by a peculiar technique: the shape required was first formed of clay (probably mixed with sand) fixed to a metal rod. On this core the body of the vessel was built up, usually of opaque blue glass. On this, in turn, were coiled threads of glass of contrasting colour, which were pulled alternately up and down by a comb-like instrument to form feather, zigzag or arcade patterns. These threads, usually yellow, white or green in colour, and sometimes sealing-wax red, were rolled in (marvered) flush with the surface of the vessel. The vessels so made were nearly always small, being mainly used to contain unguents and the like.

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      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page