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Egypt & Egyptology


Giza and Karnak, Ramesses and Tutankhamun, hieroglyphs and tombs … Explore the world of the Pharaohs with our authoritative and highly respected volumes on ancient Egypt.

Pharaohs of the Sun

Pharaohs of the Sun

Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Tutankhamen

  • Hardback
This catalogue brings to life the extraordinary world of ancient Egypt through more than 250 beautiful works of art

The Pyramids of Giza

The Pyramids of Giza

Facts, Legends and Mysteries

  • Paperback
One of the best little guides we have seen to the only Ancient Wonder still standing – Wanderlust

Ramesses the Great

Ramesses the Great

Warrior and Builder

  • Paperback
Drawing upon original documents as well as the magnificent records found in wall paintings, bas-reliefs and colossal statues, Ramesses the Great describes this exceptional pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty who did so much to shape Egypt.

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Reading Egyptian Art

A Hieroglyphic Guide to Ancient Egyptian Painting and Sculpture

  • Paperback
A unique, fascinating and attractive directory … Accessible and delightful – Antiquity

The Royal Tombs of Egypt

The Royal Tombs of Egypt

The Art of Thebes Revealed

  • PLC (with jacket)
Stunning … fascinating stuff – The Sunday Telegraph

The Search for Ancient Egypt

The Search for Ancient Egypt

  • Paperback
Here is the complete story of the rediscovery of ancient Egypt, a tale of extraordinary characters: Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon, who braved the ‘pharaoh’s curse’; Belzoni, ‘the Patagonian Samson’; Champollion, who unlocked the secrets of the hieroglyphs

The Seventy Great Mysteries of Ancient Egypt

The Seventy Great Mysteries of Ancient Egypt

  • Hardback
Large, attractive and impressive … combines accessible information with high quality photographic illustration and informative diagrams and maps … excellent value for both academic enquiry and casual interest – School Librarian

The Temples of Karnak

The Temples of Karnak

  • Quarter bound/PLC (with jacket)
This lavish volume is a magnificent excursion to the monuments, ruins, statues and bas-reliefs of the ancient Egyptian temples of Karnak and the only complete photographic record of this important historic site.

The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Ancient Egypt

The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Ancient Egypt

  • Hardback
Full, revealing and efficiently cross-referenced: and the illustrations show just how well Thames & Hudson can do this kind of book – Northern Earth

The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Ancient Egypt

The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Ancient Egypt

  • Paperback
Full, revealing and efficiently cross-referenced: and the illustrations show just how well Thames & Hudson can do this kind of book – Northern Earth

The Tomb in Ancient Egypt

The Tomb in Ancient Egypt

Royal and Private Sepulchres from the Early Dynastic Period to the Romans

  • Hardback
Packed full of information and illustrations … If you want just one book on Egyptian tombs, then this really is the one to have and probably the only one that many people will need … highly recommended – Ancient Egypt