Ancient Egypt
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Ancient Egypt
(Eyewitness guides, 23)
Dorling Kindersley in association with the British Museum, 1990
Available at 14 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Description
A superb collection of specially commissioned photographs presents a detailed look at life in Ancient Egypt - from the pharaoh and his courtiers through the mystical rites of the priests to the world of the workers in the fields.Featuring stunning items from the tomb of Tutankhamun and jewellery from the royal palaces the book shows how Egyptian nobles lived. We learn how the Egyptians prepared for the afterlife and see their mummies. The book also looks at the lives rituals and hieroglyphic writing of the priests and scribes and photographs of food clothes weapons and even toys reveal how ordinary Egyptians lived.Produced in association with the British Museum London Ancient Egypt is a unique and compelling introduction to a remarkable civilization.
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