The British Museum Concise Introduction to Ancient Egyptprovides a lively and accessible introduction to ancient Egyptian life for general readers and students. The nearly independent chapters provide a comprehensive survey of ancient Egypt and its rich and well-documented culture. In addition to individual chapter bibliographies there is a general bibliography, an annotated list of important museum collections, a king list with a selected set of illustrated royal cartouches, and a general index.
Highlights include:
- Lively overviews distilled from the latest discoveries and research
- Maps, plans, reconstruction drawings, chronologies, site lists and recommendations for further reading
- Hundreds of color and black-and-white illustrations
T.G.H. James is a former Keeper of the Department of Ancient Egypt and the Sudan in the British Museum and is the author of several books on Egypt and Egyptology, includingPharoah's People: Scenes from Life in Imperial Egypt;Howard Carter;Tutankhamun; and others.
The first volume in a series of illustrated books on ancient cultures explores Egyptian life
T.G.H. James is a former Keeper of the Department of Ancient Egypt and the Sudan in the British Museum and is the author of several books on Egypt and Egyptology, includingPharoah's People: Scenes from Life in Imperial Egypt;Howard Carter;Tutankhamun; and others.
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