The British Museum Book of Ancient Egypt

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New edition A fully updated new edition ofthe British Museum's authoritative guide to the civilization of the pharaohs, with many new colour illustrations. This thoughtful and highly readable book covers every aspect of Egyptian culture, from early prehistory, through the three millennia of pharaonic history, to late Román antiquity when Christianity replaced the ancient Egyptian religion and the hieroglyphic script finally died out. The expert authors draw on the most recent discoveries and research, as well as the vast Egyptian collections ofthe British Museum, to illustrate the many facets of this magnificent ancient kingdom. ¦ .. . . t U ¦ The opening chapters explore the geography and climnte of the Nile valley, the social and economic life of its inhabitants, and the many periods of Egypt's history. Later chapters discuss the Egyptians' religious beliefs, as presented in ancient art and texts; their funerary practices; their distinctive and harmonious art and architecture;... Tovább

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New edition A fully updated new edition ofthe British Museum's authoritative guide to the civilization of the pharaohs, with many new colour illustrations. This thoughtful and highly readable book covers every aspect of Egyptian culture, from early prehistory, through the three millennia of pharaonic history, to late Román antiquity when Christianity replaced the ancient Egyptian religion and the hieroglyphic script finally died out. The expert authors draw on the most recent discoveries and research, as well as the vast Egyptian collections ofthe British Museum, to illustrate the many facets of this magnificent ancient kingdom. ¦ .. . . t U ¦ The opening chapters explore the geography and climnte of the Nile valley, the social and economic life of its inhabitants, and the many periods of Egypt's history. Later chapters discuss the Egyptians' religious beliefs, as presented in ancient art and texts; their funerary practices; their distinctive and harmonious art and architecture; their technical achievements in working stone, metals, precious stones, pottery, glass, wood and other materials; and Egypt's neighbours, in particular their southern neighbour Nubia, whose remarkable civilization deserves to be equally well known. Edited by A.J. Spencer and written by the Keeper and Staff of the British Museum Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan. Vissza