Naville, Edouard: The temple of Deir el Bahari (Band 6): The lower terrace, additions and plans (London, 1908)

PREFACE.

After thirteen years we have only to make a few alterations in
the text of the early volumes, in the translations and in the readings
of some of the names. The chief change would be in the title of the
book, the monument of the queen should be called "the great temple
of Deir el Bahari," for we now know that the architect Senmut had
before his eyes another temple, a thousand years older, which in some
respects he took as his model.
Of this we were ignorant when I first settled at Deir el Bahari.
Now the edifice which we thought to be unique has to be studied in
connection with its humbler and venerable neighbour, which the queen
superseded in size and magnificence.

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EDOUAED NAVILLE.

Malaqny,
October, 1908.