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This isa portal to the Metropolitan Museum's comprehensive publishing programme with over 1,500 titles, including books, online publications, and Bulletins and Journals from the last five decades. The foundations fortoday'sEgyptologicalcollection held at the Art, Archaeology and Ancient World Library were laid byF.Ll. Griffith, the first Professor of Egyptology at Oxford. In theBritish Isles Oxford has the best collection for printed books onEgyptology, offering alsoaccess to a growing collection of ebooks on this subject. Today the physical books are held bythe Art, Archaeology and Ancient WorldLibraryas well asthe Bodleian Library, and anyone studying or researchingEgyptology in Oxford should expect to make use of both libraries. As opposed to your next book, Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilisation, which is slightly more complicated, because it represents a reassessment of Ancient Egypt – right? Search SOLO, the University's resource discovery tool, for print and ebooks at Oxford. You can search by author, title or subject and limit to a specific library or online resources.

Three-Month Anniversary Giveaway Giveaway: “The Art Of Egyptian Hieroglyphics” and Nile Scribes button! If you’re looking for another book to add to your list of the best books on Ancient Egypt, this might just be it. World-renowned Egyptologist Barbara Mertz is the author of Temples, Tombs, and Hieroglyphs; a breathtaking account of an unforgettable age—from the first Stone Age villages through Cleopatra’s reign and the Roman invasions. Ancient Egypt comes to life in this book as never before. Pinch bridges the gap between Ancient Egyptian culture–from 3200 BC to AD 400–and modern-day astrology by illuminating the world of ancient Egypt and shedding light on its often misunderstood belief system. She goes through the history of Egypt, from predynastic to postpharaonic times, describing myths and their origins.

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Ancient Egypt is one of those subjects that lends itself to large-format books, and has done so for the last 200 years. This is one of the best. It has fantastic illustrations of sculpture, paintings, architecture and jewellery from the first great flowering of Ancient Egypt in the pyramid age. If you are going to have one book that really brings you face to face with some of the most glorious products of Ancient Egyptian civilisation, this is it.

Search SOLO, the University's resource discovery tool, for print and ejournals at Oxford. You can filter by topic, publisher and more.What made ancient Egypt so remarkable that women were given such free access to the highest political position? What was it about these women that allowed them to break through male-dominated barriers? What impact did Egypt’s feminist leadership have on society, and could today’s world benefit from its example? Celebrated Egyptologist Kara Cooney explores the reasons why it has been so difficult for women to exercise power throughout history, and why we should care in this fascinating narrative. Cultural Atlas of Ancient Egypt by John Baines and Jaromir Malek That’s impressive! Let’s talk about your first choice. What made you decide to go for an atlas? (This is Cultural Atlas of Ancient Egypt, by John Baines and Jaromir Malek.) In Death and Salvation, Assmann delves into images of death and death practices in ancient Egypt to offer fresh insights into the civilization as a whole. He extends his study of the death liturgy to a wide range of topics, from funerary texts and sculpture to tombs, mummies, and burial customs. In this book, the writer goes through nine distinct images of death: as the body being destroyed, social isolation, the court of the dead, a corpse, a mummy, a soul and ancestral spirit of the deceased person that resides in heaven after death; death as separation and passage; homecoming; and secret. If you need help with SOLO, take a look at this guide for tips on searching, managing results and using your SOLO account. The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt covers the history of ancient Egypt from c. 700,000 B.C. to A.D. 311 in a single volume for the first time. This book recreates a fascinating culture full of amazing historical facts, beginning with the Egyptians’ prehistoric roots and ending with their conquest by the Persians, Greeks, and Romans.

Antike Sudan : Mitteilungen der Sudanarchäologischen Gesellschaft zu Berlin e. V. in print and eformat Actually, that was the very first Egyptology book that I bought with my own money. I bought it before going to university, in preparation for studying Egyptology. I have always loved atlases, and find them a very compelling way of presenting the world.Toby Wilkinson is an English Egyptologist and academic. In 2011 he was awarded the Hessell-Tiltman Prize for his book The Rise And Fall Of Ancient Egypt which makes him one of Britain’s most accomplished experts on Ancient Egypt, and this is one of the best books on Ancient Egypt. The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt by Richard H. Wilkinson