Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians: Volume 1 - Including Their Private Life, Government, Laws, Art, Manufactures,

Klappentext First published in 1837, and highly influential thereafter, this well-illustrated three-volume work covers almost every aspect of ancient Egyptian life. Zusammenfassung A pioneer of British Egyptology, Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (1797–1875) published this well-illustrated three-volume work in 1837. Writing in a popular genre normally focused on contemporary societies, Wilkinson covers areas ranging from daily life to funerary beliefs. His imaginative approach underpinned the book's considerable success. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; List and explanation of the plates; 1. Egypt, the land of Ham or Khem; 2. History of Egypt and list of kings; 3. Egypt properly so called.

Product details

• Authors: John Gardner Wilkinson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.09.2013
• EAN: 9781108066433
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06643-3
• No. of pages: 454
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Archaeology / Egyptology