Egyptian Painting
Author: TGH James From the earliest times the Egyptians used bold, bright colours to decorate their buildings, sculptures, papyri, coffins and funerary chests. The large tomb-paintings in the British Museum are the most brilliant examples of their artistry but their love of colour shows also in the small vignettes of painted papyri. This book surveys […]
Cleopatra the Great
Author: Joann Fletcher A superior study…. Fletcher offers the most scholarly look at the real Cleopatra. The results make for a phenomenal book that provides a rich history of Cleopatra’s time. … Impeccable research…. Those interested in Cleopatra, ancient history, or a well written and academically sound biography will enjoy this authentic look at a […]
A History of Ancient Egypt Volume 3
Author: John Romer ‘A high-quality introduction for those orienting themselves with the period… Romer has woven an intricate tapestry of ancient evidence from the bottom up, accessible to the general reader without losing academic rigour or sensationalizing the past for dramatic effect’ TRENT HUGLER, SPECTATOR ‘This deeply informed history focuses on the New Kingdom, including […]
A History of Ancient Egypt Volume 2
Author: John Romer The extraordinary era between Egypt’s Great Pyramid and the fall of the Middle Kingdom was a golden age, encompassing its greatest literary and artistic achievements. Using a wealth of fresh discoveries, the second volume of John Romer’s epic history of ancient Egypt reshapes our understanding of the world’s first-known state. Views: 8
A History of Ancient Egypt
Author: John Romer How, over a thousand years, did a culture of semi-itinerant farmers create the rich, vivid, world of ancient Egypt, culminating with the Great Pyramid? In this extraordinary book John Romer draws on a lifetime of research to tell one of the greatest human stories. Showing how archaeological evidence has allowed this long-vanished […]
The Story of Egypt
Author: Joann Fletcher The story of the world’s greatest civilisation spans more than 4000 years of history that has shaped the world. It is full of spectacular sites and epic stories, an evolving society rich in heroes and villains, inventors and intellectuals, artisans and pioneers. Now TV historian Professor Joann Fletcher pulls together the complete […]
The Penguin Book of Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt
Author: Joyce Tyldesley The civilization we know as Ancient Egypt stretched over three thousand years. What was life like for ancient Egyptians? What were their beliefs – and how different were they from ours? The Penguin Book of Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt uses Egypt’s vivid narratives to create a panorama of its history, […]
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt
Author: Toby Wilkinson 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 of Nefertiti, the glory of Tutankhamun’s burial chamber and the ruthlessness of Ramesses, to Alexander the Great’s invasion and Cleopatra’s fatal entanglement […]
Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt
Author: Chris Naunton Egypt boasts some of the most spectacular ancient ruins in the world. Over the past two centuries, archaeologists have unearthed the burials of many of Egypt’s celebrated pharaohs, from the chambers deep within the famed pyramids at Giza to the royal tombs hidden among the rocky hills of the Valley of the […]
Nefertiti Lived Here
Author: Mary Chubb Mary Chubb was born in 1903. In 1928 she joined the staff of the Egypt Exploration Society in London as an under secretary, and two years later was sent out to dig at Tell el Amarna – an experience which inspired a lifelong, if unschol-arly, enthusiasm for archaeology in general and Egyptology […]