The Wabet ─ Tradition and Innovation in Temples of the Ptolemaic and Roman Period

Coppens (Egyptology, Charles U., Prague) describes examples of a typical arrangement in temples of the periods whereby the decreasing daylight towards the center is relieved by a complex called wabet (pure place) comprising an open court and an elevated and covered chapel. After sampling 13 temples to various deities, he discusses the complex in time and space, designations of the complex, the decorative scheme of individual complexes, the standard decorative scheme, and architectural precursors such as New Kingdom Theban temples and Nubian temples. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)