The Gods of Egypt, first published in France in 1992 and now in its third French edition, is a short, elegant, and highly accessible survey of ancient Egyptian religion. The clarity and brevity of Claude Trauneckers book make it especially valuable...Daugiau...
Illustrated with 100 artworks and photographs, Egyptian Gods & Myths Illustrated is an engaging and highly informative exploration of a rich mythology that still fascinates today....Daugiau...
Taita and Piay are drawn into a battle of wits against a criminal mastermind turned warlord, his aim - with the demise of the Hyksos - to see the kingdom of the Red Pretender restored and the forces of Rameses crushed. Will everything that Taita has...Daugiau...
The unique relationship between word and image in ancient Egypt is a defining feature of that ancient cultures records. All hieroglyphic texts are composed of images, and large-scale figural imagery in temples and tombs is often accompanied by texts...Daugiau...
This book examines the use of animals in ancient Egyptian satirical parody through two examples: one is taken from a well-known papyrus preserved in Turin, the other, previously unpublished, comes from Basel and is presented here in its editio prince...Daugiau...
Ancient Egyptians imagined the afterlife as a kind of journey you had to make to get to paradise but it was quite a hazardous journey so you would need help along the way. So spells and magic formulas written on papyrus were placed in coffins an...Daugiau...
An artist investigates strange goings on at the British museum - and uncovers a maelstrom of disquiet within its corridors, galleries and vaultsAn absorbingly creepy travelogue through the corridors, tunnels and basements of our mo...Daugiau...
It is often thought that the story of Tutankhamun ended when the thousands of dazzling items discovered by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon were transported to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and put on display. But there is far more to the boy-kings s...Daugiau...
Wars, incest, double-dealing, foreign empires and huge wealth all followed, but the rise of the Roman empire would eventually bring the Ptolemaic era crashing to a close....Daugiau...
Brilliant I loved it. Santa Montefiore SISTER. RIVAL. PROTECTOR. Victorian Egyptologist Clemmies dark talents have torn her family apart. Now she has one chance to atone for the past. Quiet and reserved, Clemmie is ha...Daugiau...
