The British Museum Concise Introdution to Ancient Egypt
by James, T. G. H.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-09-30
Publisher(s): Univ of Michigan Pr
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Summary
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 illustrationsT.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.
Author Biography
T. G. H. James retired as Keeper of the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan in the British Museum.
Table of Contents
| River and desert | p. 8 |
| The dynastic sequence | p. 30 |
| Reading and writing | p. 64 |
| Records and the official word | p. 84 |
| Faith in a multiplicity of forms | p. 102 |
| Provision for the afterlife | p. 122 |
| Builders and decorators | p. 144 |
| The mastery of crafts | p. 166 |
| List of dynasties | p. 188 |
| Names of the principal kings of Egypt | p. 192 |
| Museums with Egyptian collections | p. 199 |
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