Darlings!
Every now and then something really outstanding comes your way. In previous issues we have at DURBS Magazine extolled the wonderfully talents of Mark Millmore. His fantastic art will touch you - especially if you are like us into Ancient Egypt.
Mark has recently published a magnificent book which could be classified as a educational primer on Ancient Egypt. It is without a must for any person serious on Ancient Egypt and understanding its history and people. What makes the book so outstanding is that it brings to life with vivid colourful illustrations ancient temples, pyramids and heiroglyphics. You will thanks to Mark’s genius see what these ancient temples and such like must have looked like!
Using clever programmatic techniques, Mark Millmore use modelling to achieve the breathtaking result - a living portrait of a culture long dead. It is simply awesome.
The Special edition version of the book itself comes with a CD jammed pack full of goodies for you to enjoy and explore like software as Eyelid Sudoku and more. But you must hurry follow the link above (click on image) because there are not too many Special Editions available of this book sweeties! Go on spoil yourself - buy it now! From the website:
“ With 192 pages and hundreds of illustrations you travel back thousands of years, to a civilization like no other....
The ancient Egyptians thrived for more than 3,000 years and left behind stunning evidence of their innovations in science, architecture, art, literature, and government. In Imagining Egypt, Mark Millmore brings this astonishing culture to life as never before, combining an informative text with his own vibrant computer recreations of the pyramids, temples, hieroglyphics, and more.
How did they build the pyramids? See a step-by-step view.
Learn how to decode hieroglyphics and write as the Egyptians did.
Find out the secrets of their elaborate death rituals and mummification process.
Read the myths and legends that guided Egyptian life and religious practice, and explained the phenomena of the natural world Experience the daily life of everyday people and of the kings and queens who ruled over the most advanced civilization of the ancient world.”
