Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in the place that is now the country Egypt.
A detailed history with fascinating insights and a gorgeous visual reference, this book tours the sacred Egyptian sites, from the impressive mortuary temples of the pharaohs to those dedicated to…
This fully revised and the updated third edition of the bestselling Ancient Egypt seeks to identify what gave ancient Egypt its distinctive and enduring characteristics, ranging across material culture, the mindset…
This is the story of Ancient Egypt as it was revealed to the world - a succession of discoveries and treasures. The book provides a trip through the golden ages…
The volume contains the proceedings of the twenty-third Annual Egyptological Colloquium, held at the British Museum in 2014, augmented by additional papers...
In recent years, British Museum curators have collaborated with scientists and medical experts to explore non-invasive imaging techniques and other scientific approaches to further study Egyptian mummies.
This account of the Valley of the Kings brings together its art, archaeology, and history in one volume arranged thematically. Famous as the burial place of the great New Kingdom…
Although there is a wealth of literature on the kings of Ancient Egypt, on the history of their reigns, and on their temples and pyramids they built, very little has…
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has one of the worlds premier collections of Old Kingdom art, thanks to George Reisner's celebrated expeditions during the first decades of the last…
The architecture of the pharaohs represents some of the most impressive creative work ever produced in Egyptian art and yet it has never been completely assessed.
The architecture of the pharaohs represents some of the most impressive creative work ever produced in Egyptian art and yet it has never been completely assessed.
This work attempts to recreate the visual experience of an actual journey along the Nile. In nearly 300 large-format pages, printed in full colour throughout,
Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in the place that is now the country Egypt.
Edna Russmann's wide-ranging and authoritative introductory essays cover archaism, portraiture and stylistic innovation in Egyptian art, while Harry James' history of The British Museum collection of Egyptian antiquities provides an…
Table of Contents Preface • 1. Time’s Other Horizon • 2. Quests, Puzzles and Questions • 3. Giza in Context • 4. Giza before Khufu: Beginnings as a Burial Ground…
Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in the place that is now the country Egypt.
Teh Valley of the Kings is the best known archaeological site in the world after the Pyramids. However, some of the tombs are off-limits to the tourist.
By leading Egyptologist and author, Zahi Hawass, this sumptuous book of rare Egyptian antiquities from the tomb of Tutankhamun and other archaeological sites - many never published before - showcases…
The Egyptian Museum houses the world's greatest collection of Egyptian treasures and antiquities, tens of thousands of stunning and fascinating objects dating from the earliest Predynastic times right through to…
Buried in the 14th century BC but unearthed by Howard Carter in 1922, the objects entombed with Tutankhamun are an invaluable window into a long-extinct belief system. Seen today, they…
The tomb of Tutankhamun, with its breathtaking treasures, remains the most sensational archaeological find of all time. This brilliantly illustrated volume takes the reader through Tutankhamun’s tomb room-by-room in the…
Dès 2800 avant J.-C., et ce pendant trois millénaires, la vallée du Nil, du delta jusqu'à la Nubie, fut un immense chantier sous la conduite de pharaons rivalisant d'ambition les…
Although there is a wealth of literature on the kings of Ancient Egypt, on the history of their reigns, and on their temples and pyramids they built, very little has…
In thinking about ancient Egypt, certain images come to mind - the pyramids, the Sphinx, the vast Sahara Desert, the mighty Nile River, and the image of the lovely Queen…
Besides being marvelous architectural constructions produced in very ancient history, the pyramids are the most apparent aspect of the unique religious and metaphysical beliefs of a civilization that developed on…
This beautifully produced new paperback edition of "Silent Images" explores a puzzling contradiction: Despite the multitude of artifacts and texts that have come to us from ancient Egypt, much still…
This informative book investigates the temples of ancient Egypt, from the impressive mortuary temples of the pharaohs such as Ramesses II and Hatshepsut to the temples of the many gods…
A wealth of art and architectural treasures survive from Ancient Egypt-a civilization that endured from the fourth millennium B.C. to the conquest of Alexander the Great. In this book, Ancient…
Table of Contents Introduction • 1. The Rise of the City • 2. Cities for Kings and Gods • 3. Cities for People • 4. Graeco-Roman Egypt • 5. Gazetteer…
The gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt, worshipped for over half of recorded history, are among the most fascinating and complex of any civilization. Here is a comprehensive and authoritative…
For centuries the pyramids have inspired passionate theories about their origins, purpose, and method of construction. In this fully work on the major pyramids of Ancient Egypt,
Table of Contents Introduction • 1. Houses of Eternity • 2. Buildings Fit for Gods • 3. Worlds Within Worlds • 4. Between Heaven and Earth • 5. Temples of…
Provides insights into the discovery, excavation, and analysis of the tomb and its treasures. Written by one of the world's leading scholars of the period, and illustrations with specially commissioned…
Six thousand years ago ancient Egypt was the cradle of modern civilization. Powerful pharaohs built great cities on the fertile banks of the Nile and employed thousands of laborers to…
Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in the place that is now the country Egypt.
Table of Contents The Eternal House of the Soul • 1. The Nobles of the New Kingdom 2. The Architecture of the New Kingdom Tombs • 3. Scenes of Earthly…
Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in the place that is now the country Egypt.
Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in the place that is now the country Egypt.
Presenting up-to-date research and all-new photographs and plans, this authoritative volume provides a fascinating study of the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza, as well as lesser-known pyramids and…
This is a story studded with extraordinary achievements and historic moments, from the building of the pyramids and the conquest of Nubia, through Akhenaten's religious revolution, the power and beauty…
The treasures in the Cairo Museum. The book opens with a brief history of the museum and details of its layout, before sweeping through Ancient Egypt in a burst of…
Very few cultures have left behind as many familiar objects and buildings as Ancient Egypt. The Great Pyramid and Sphinx, the Valley of the Kings, the Colossi of Memnon, the…
Great book, cataloguing all of the exhibits from the British Museum Exhibition back in 1972. High standard mix of black and white and also colour photos
The book includes cutting-edge forensic data that may provide tantalizing clues to Tutankhamun's mysterious life and death. In addition, artifacts from the period preceding the reign of Tutankhamun will be…
