本書是古埃及藝術的早期探索者Prisse d'Avennes（1807 - 1879）的經典著作，在1868到1878年間發行於巴黎,被認為是關於古埃及藝術的最美麗的現代著作之一。內容是作者繪製的大量彩圖。包含瞭許多已遺失藝術品的唯一記錄。是古埃及藝術和建築的絕佳參考。

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.