The series has always been highly regarded for its insight & authority providing an invaluable introduction to key artists & movements in art history. Each volume contains an introductory essay forty-eight full-page colour plates accompanied by extensive notes & numerous comparative illustrations in colour or black & white. ...

Take a journey back in time to the glory days of Ancient Egypt when pharaohs ruled the pyramids were built & the mighty Nile was the source of all life. This book contains fascinating information such as how Egyptians worshipped their Gods buried their dead & built the pyramids as well as amazing details about day-to-day life. With over 50 embedded flaps to lift this book is not only informative but interactive making it an accessible & engaging way for children to learn about life in Ancient Egypt. It is intricately illustrated by David Hancock. ...

Pyramids ancient temples camels: everything you ve seen on the postcards is true. But the full picture of Egypt

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For more than 200 years & especially since the rediscovery of ancient Egypt by Europe in the 19th century the exotic Egyptian style in architecture has been a sign of our fascination with a civilisation that has had a long-lasting & deep-seated influence on British culture. From its fashionable success in the Regency period to its varied uses in the 20th century Egyptian-style architecture has much to say about what ancient Egypt represents to us. Egypt in England is the first detailed guide to the use of the Egyptian style in architecture & interiors in England & to those that survive most of which can be seen or visited by the public. Fully illustrated it combines a series of topic essays giving the architectural & Egyptological background to the use of the style with a guide allowing sites to be located & explaining what can still be seen. A variety of buildings & monuments
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- are highlighted in the book. For those who dont know their architrave from their entablature or their Anubis from their Uraeus there are also glossaries of architectural terms & ancient Egyptian deities. This engaging book is an accessible & practical guide for a general audience but has enough depth to be useful to scholars in a range of subject areas.

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Whether traversing the Nile or exploring Cairo's labyrinthine alley-ways delve beneath the surface & discover the intriguing language & culture of Egypt. Confidently converse in Egyptian Arabic & ensure you don't miss out on the friendliness & humor for which Egyptians are famous. Enhance your travels throug this enticing country! Our phrasebooks give you a comprehensive mix of practical & social words & phrases in more than 120 languages. Chat with the locals & discover their culture
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The Book of the Dead" is a unique collection of funerary texts from a wide variety of sources dating from the fifteenth to the fourth century BC. Consisting of spells prayers & incantations each section contains the words of power to overcome obstacles in the afterlife. The papyruses were often left in sarcophagi for the dead to use as passports on their journey from burial & were full of advice about the ferrymen gods & kings they would meet on the way. Offering valuable insights into ancient Egypt " The Book of the Dead" has also inspired fascination with the occult & the afterlife in recent years." ...

Since its original publication twenty years ago Samia Abdennours Egyptian Cooking" has become a true classic
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Step back 3 000 years in time with the fascinating journal of Nakht a young scribe. The year is 1465 BC & Nakhts family is moving from their village to Memphis where his father has just become an important scribe. With Nakht we explore this bustling Egyptian city: visiting the craftsmens workshops & the shipyards; watching a burial ritual; & learning how the land is farmed how houses are built & how to fish & hunt. Most thrilling of all he & his sister Tamyt witness a tomb robbery in the pyramids & end up meeting the King of Egypt! This is an accessible informative insight into Egyptian culture & everyday life. ...

What could be more incredible than travelling through time? Doing it twice! Join Charlie & Bandit as they go back to 1906 make friends ith the grandchildren of eminent archaeologist Professor Honeycut then manage to get themselves & their new friends into even more trouble when they all go back to ancient Egypt on the run from the greedy Dr Bull & is sidekick Haru! Luckily the friend ssolve the mystery of the Eye of Pakhet & find a way for (almost) everyone to get back to their own times. Dr Bull & Haru are left in ancient Egypt to pay for their crimes. ...