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This guide is intended for students and researchers studying Egyptologyat the University of Oxford, although students and researchersfrom any field may find it useful. Propylaeum DOK is thefull-text server of the Specialized Information Service Classics and is made available by the University Library of Heidelberg. It includes Egyptological and Ancient Near Eastern Studies electronic publications. 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. For thousands of years, the great civilization of Egypt produced some of the world’s finest art, including delicately painted tomb walls, carved in stone or wood, and cast in metal. This book traces the history of Egyptian art from its sudden, early bloom to its ultimate resurgence during the Ptolemaic era, when it developed into one of the world’s greatest civilisations. It is illustrated with over 250 wonderful artefacts from the British Museum and other collections in Egypt, the United States, and Europe.

While other (both more narrative, but also overtly critical) histories of the discipline have appeared recently, for breadth and detail of coverage this sizeable volume is difficult to rival.’ Open Book Publishers is one of the biggest independent open access academic publishers of monographs in the UK. This fascinating book traces the origins and significance of each sign, as well as its graphic stylization, in presenting and explaining almost 600 of the figures employed in Egypt’s “sacred writing” classic phase. An opening essay explains the origins and structural features of the hieroglyphic system, emphasizing the sacred, evocative, and even magical power of the form, which unlike our own abstract alphabet is immediate and descriptive. Dr. Mario Bettro is an Egyptologist and Professor at the University of Pisa, Italy, who has written many books on hieroglyphic and demotic scripts. Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt by Jan Assmann Whilst collections and resourcesare focused onthe Bodleian Libraries' collections,the following online library catalogues can be useful for locating copies in collections in the UK and Ireland as well as in collections worldwide:The profession as a whole has been unable to cope with the idea of a piece of wrought iron being contemporary with the Great Pyramid. Such a notion goes completely against the grain of every preconception that Egyptologists internalize throughout their careers concerning the ways in which civilizations evolve and develop.

Why make a reading list of the best books on Ancient Egypt? Well, Ancient Egypt is one of the most fascinating and intriguing ancient cultures. For over three thousand years, ancient Egyptians built a complex and powerful civilization in the Nile River valley. Ancient Egyptian culture was rich in art, architecture, religion, and science. The ancient Egyptians were also skilled engineers and farmers. They built massive pyramids and temples and created a complex irrigation system to farm the fertile Nile River valley. Ancient Egyptian civilization was greatly influential in the development of Western civilization. Many aspects of ancient Egyptian culture, such as art, religion, and architecture, have been adopted by Western cultures. Ancient Egypt is an essential part of the history of Western civilization.Intended for students and researchers using Special Collections, particularly those held in the Weston Library. TheOEB which is available through SOLOandholds the largest available collection of references forEgyptological literature.

for breadth and detail of coverage, this sizeable volume is difficult to rival … [it] marks something of a landmark to marshal this material into one relatively easy-to-use source. An extensive bibliography and index are genuinely helpful.’ We ask experts to recommend the five best books in their subject and explain their selection in an interview. Forming part of the highly successful Ologies series of illustrated fantasy books presented in a fictional encyclopaedic format, this is an excellent introduction to this period in history that is guaranteed to get children excited about learning.

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A list of guides providing foundational information on accessing resources and using the Bodleian Libraries. That is one of the enduring myths about Ancient Egypt that is not actually true! There was no slavery at the time of the pyramids. To put it bluntly, 95% of the population of Egypt worked on the land, and for three months of every year the land was underwater when the Nile flooded. So what do you do to feed and mobilise a work force that is otherwise idle and potentially restive? The answer is that the people were required to give their labour to the state as a form of taxation (in a pre-monetary economy). It was a brilliant way of deploying a huge work force.

Ancient World Digital Library is an initiative of the Institute for the Study of theAncient World and aims at providing access to a broad range of scholarly materials relevant to the study of the ancient world. Expanding the collection, AWDL is actively soliciting partnerships with publishers, scholarlysocieties, organizations and individuals who hold therights to scholarly content..

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. Not-withstanding the fact that cutting granite with copper chisels is an impossibility, Egyptologists have asserted that the pyramid builders predated the Bronze Age, and, therefore, were limited in their choice of metals with which to make their tools. Therefore, they say that copper was the only metal that the ancient Egyptians used to fashion the stones with which they built the Great Pyramid. They say this while evidence of prehistoric iron—proving that the ancient Egyptians had developed an Not-withstanding the fact that cutting granite with copper chisels is an impossibility, Egyptologists have asserted that the pyramid builders predated the Bronze Age, and, therefore, were limited in their choice of metals with which to make their tools. Therefore, they say that copper was the only metal that the ancient Egyptians used to fashion the stones with which they built the Great Pyramid. They say this while evidence of prehistoric iron—proving that the ancient Egyptians had developed and used it when building the Great Pyramid—is in the keeping of the British Museum. The discoverers of this piece of iron go to great lengths to argue for and document its authenticity, as John and Morton Edgar point out in their book Great Pyramid Passages. Looking for more children’s book recommendations? Have a look at our list of home learning activities for children and teens, our list of 20 great activity books for children, our books for topics, our KS2 book recommendations. Three-Month Anniversary Giveaway Giveaway: “The Art Of Egyptian Hieroglyphics” and Nile Scribes button!

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