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  • - With Reference to Museum Collections
    von Annie Abernethie Pirie Quibell
    35,00 €

    This 1923 book is intended to provide a historical context for those visiting Egyptian museum collections. Quibell advises that it should be skimmed through before any visit, 'sufficiently to get an impression of the great length of Egyptian history', but can be used afterwards to follow up any particular interest.

  • von James Henry Breasted
    81,00 €

  • - To Which is Added a Detailed Catalogue of Mr Salt's Collection of Egyptian Antiquities
    von Giovanni D'Athanasi
    46,00 €

    Giovanni D'Athanasi (1798-1854) became in 1815 the servant of Henry Salt (1780-1827), the antiquary who later became British Consul in Egypt and a pioneer Egyptologist. This 1836 book describes Salt's activities at Giza, Thebes and Abu Simbel, as well as providing a catalogue of his collection of antiquities.

  • - An Account of the Excavation of the Temple and of the Religious Representations and Objects Found Therein, as Illustrating the History of Egypt and the Main Religious Ideas of the Egyptians
    von Margaret Benson
    59,00 €

    Margaret Benson (1865-1916), a brilliant scholar, found an escape from her conventional life when she was granted permission to excavate in Egypt in 1895. She and her close friend Janet Gourlay (1863-1912) published this account of their discoveries at the temple of Mut at Karnak in 1899.

  • von Edouard Naville
    61,00 €

    This is a one-volume reissue of three excavation reports, first published for the Egypt Exploration Fund between 1913 and 1914, relating to the necropolis at Abydos. The finds range widely in date and nature, from pottery to mummified dogs. Each report contains a section of valuable illustrative photographs and drawings.

  • - And an Account of the Worship and Embalming of the Sacred Animals by the Egyptians
    von Thomas Joseph Pettigrew
    51,00 €

    This landmark 1834 work was an important early contribution to the field of Egyptology, uniting the twin passions of the surgeon and antiquarian Thomas Joseph Pettigrew (1791-1865). Here he delves into the history, technique and ritual of mummification in a depth that had never been attempted before.

  • von William Matthew Flinders Petrie
    38,00 €

    Among the leading Egyptologists of his day, Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853-1942) excavated over fifty sites and trained a generation of archaeologists. This fully illustrated report of 1900 gives detailed descriptions of six first-dynasty tombs at Abydos examined by Petrie, and of the associated finds.

  • von William Matthew Flinders Petrie
    39,00 €

    Among the leading Egyptologists of his day, Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853-1942) excavated over fifty sites and trained a generation of archaeologists. This fully illustrated follow-up report of 1901 gives descriptions of eight royal tombs at Abydos examined by Petrie, and of the associated finds.

  • - With Transcriptions, Commentaries and Index
    von John Pentland Mahaffy & J.G. Smyly
    69,00 €

    Published between 1891 and 1905, this three-volume collection contains transcriptions of, and commentary on, Greek papyri fragments discovered by the pioneering Egyptologist Flinders Petrie. The papyri cover a variety of topics, revealing much about Egyptian life in the third century BCE. Each volume contains reproductions of key examples.

  • - With Transcriptions, Commentaries and Index
    von John Pentland Mahaffy
    46,00 - 51,00 €

    Published between 1891 and 1905, this three-volume collection contains transcriptions of, and commentary on, Greek papyri fragments discovered by the pioneering Egyptologist Flinders Petrie. The papyri cover a variety of topics, revealing much about Egyptian life in the third century BCE. Each volume contains reproductions of key examples.

  • von William Matthew Flinders Petrie
    46,00 €

    Published between 1894 and 1905, this six-volume set served as a key reference work for students and scholars of Egyptology. Volume 1 (1894), written by W. M. Flinders Petrie (1853-1942), covers Egyptian history from its beginnings to the sixteenth dynasty.

  • von William Matthew Flinders Petrie
    46,00 €

    A pioneering Egyptologist, Flinders Petrie (1853-1942) excavated over fifty sites, trained a generation of archaeologists, and brought his subject to a wider audience. Published in 1883, this landmark survey includes the first accurate measurements of the Great Pyramid of Giza. These findings are still used as a reference.

  • von William Matthew Flinders Petrie
    36,00 €

    Published in 1912, this concise work for non-specialists introduces the key aspects of ancient Egyptian religion. Renowned Egyptologist W. M. Flinders Petrie (1853-1942) gives due attention to the structures of ancient belief, such as ritual, priesthood and scripture, as well as the spread of Egyptian religion throughout the ancient world.

  • von William Matthew Flinders Petrie
    40,00 €

    In this 1909 handbook, prolific Egyptologist W. M. Flinders Petrie (1853-1942) examines a sample of Egyptian art from the prehistoric period to the Roman era. He discusses how political and geographical factors in Egypt influenced certain artistic responses. The text is richly illustrated with 140 examples.

  • - Now in Sir John Soane's Museum, Lincoln's Inn Fields
    von Samuel Sharpe
    38,00 €

    The huge alabaster coffin found in the tomb of Oimenepthah I (Seti I) was regarded as one of the most important artefacts found in Egypt prior to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. This illustrated description of the sarcophagus was published in 1864, written by the Egyptologist Samuel Sharpe (1799-1881).

  • - To Which Is Added a Memoir on the Exodus of the Israelites and the Egyptian Monuments
    von Heinrich Karl Brugsch
    60,00 €

    This illustrated two-volume history of Egypt, 'derived entirely from the monuments', was first published in an English translation in 1879. Brugsch brings to bear his wide experience of the archaeological sites together with his linguistic expertise, and deliberately eschews later Greek and Roman accounts of Egypt.

  • - Being a Description of Egypt, Including the Information Required for Travellers in that Country
    von John Gardner Wilkinson
    62,00 - 69,00 €

    A pioneering Egyptologist, Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (1797-1875) expanded his Topography of Thebes and General View of Egypt (1835) into this two-volume guide of 1843. It not only gives advice for the contemporary traveller, but also provides modern readers with a vivid snapshot of Egypt in the mid-nineteenth century.

  • von Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards
    90,00 €

    A Thousand Miles up the Nile is a captivating book written by Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2010, this masterpiece takes you on an unforgettable journey. The book falls under the genre of travel, and it beautifully encapsulates the author's exploration of Egypt. Amelia Edwards, with her vivid and descriptive storytelling, takes the readers on a journey up the Nile, revealing the wonders of Egypt. The book is a must-read for those who wish to lose themselves in the richness of Egyptian culture and history. It is indeed a testament to Edwards' talent and the excellent work of Cambridge University Press.

  • von Norman de Garis Davies
    37,00 €

    After developing an interest in Egyptology while a Congregational minister in England, Norman de Garis Davies (1865-1941) became an important archaeological surveyor and copyist of inscriptions and sculptures. This 1902 two-volume illustrated work covers the tombs of the most important Old Kingdom necropolis of the Upper Egyptian 12th nome.

  • - A Handbook of Egyptian Funerary Archaeology
    von E. A. Wallis Budge
    69,00 €

    Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge (1857-1934) was a prominent English Egyptologist. First published in 1893, this study contains detailed discussions of the funerary rituals and objects used in Egyptian burials. The text of this reissue is taken from the expanded second edition, published in 1925.

  • von Carl Richard Lepsius
    33,00 €

    Dr Carl Richard Lepsius (1810-1884) was a pioneering Prussian Egyptologist considered one of the founders of modern Egyptology. First translated into English in 1858, this volume contains one of the first detailed discussions of the obscure 22nd Dynasty of ancient Egyptian kings, who ruled c.943-716 BCE.

  • - From Abydos to the Sudan Frontier
    von Arthur E. P. Brome Weigall
    67,00 €

    In this 1910 guide, writing 'from careful and prolonged personal observation and thought', Arthur Weigall (1880-1934) describes the less frequented ancient sites of Upper Egypt, beginning north of Thebes and descending to the Second Cataract and the Sudanese border, and including Elephantine, Philae and Abu Simbel.

  • von Arthur E. P. Brome Weigall
    49,00 - 55,00 €

    This two-volume 1925 work by Arthur Weigall, who likens the writing of a history of Egypt to the piecing together of a jigsaw puzzle, presents a chronological narrative, at a level to satisfy both the scholar and the amateur. Volume 1 covers the first eleven dynasties.

  • von Arthur E. P. Brome Weigall
    45,00 €

    This 1907 book on the monuments between the First Cataract and the Sudanese frontier arose from Weigall's work as inspector, and is intended as 'a preliminary description of monuments and ancient remains which require to be thoroughly studied', drawing attention to threats to ancient remains from neglect, plunder, and floods.

  • - From the Old Testament, Herodotus, Manetho, and the Hieroglyphical Inscriptions
    von Samuel Sharpe
    35,00 €

    Sharpe's objective in this 1836 book is 'to collect out of the writings of the ancients every particular relating to the History of Egypt', marshalling ancient authorities including the Old Testament, Herodotus, and the Ptolemaic priest Manetho. He then uses this evidence to discuss Egyptian life, language, beliefs and customs.

  • von Arthur E. P. Brome Weigall
    47,00 €

    At one point a set designer, and then later a film critic, Arthur Weigall (1880-1934) is chiefly remembered as an Egyptologist. This 1923 work, written in response to surging public interest following the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb, covers archaeological and historical subjects, with the tomb as its starting point.

  • von William Matthew Flinders Petrie
    57,00 €

    Published between 1894 and 1905, this six-volume set served as a key reference work for students and scholars of Egyptology. Volume 3 (1905), written by W. M. Flinders Petrie (1853-1942), covers Egyptian history from the nineteenth to the thirtieth dynasty.

  • von William Matthew Flinders Petrie
    51,00 €

    Published between 1894 and 1905, this six-volume work set served as a key reference work for students and scholars of Egyptology. Volume 2 (1896), written by W. M. Flinders Petrie (1853-1942), covers the seventeenth and eighteenth dynasties.

  • von Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie
    39,00 €

    Originally published in 1902 for the Egypt Exploration Fund, this volume documents the archaeological excavations at one of ancient Egypt's most sacred sites. Pioneering Egyptologist W. M. Flinders Petrie (1853-1942) produced this copiously illustrated report, carefully detailing the tombs, temples and inscriptions of Abydos.

  • - Discovered by the Late Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter
    von Howard Carter & A. C. Mace
    53,00 - 54,00 €

    Howard Carter (1874-1939) was an English archaeologist, renowned for discovering the tomb of Tutankhamun. Originally published between 1923 and 1933, this three-volume study contains Carter's account of the sensational discovery, excavation and clearance of Tutankhamun's tomb. Volume 1 describes the original discovery and the opening of the Antechamber.

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