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The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
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By:
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Simon Singh
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From:
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Anchor Books
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Released:
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29 August, 2000
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Rating:
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4.8 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
When I was a boy, I was obsessed with secret writing (as, I imagine, almost every child with at least one nosy sibling becomes) and read everything the local library's Juvenile section had on the topic. I was disappointed to discover, when I went looking for more material, that there was apparently... more info
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Egyptian Treasures from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
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By:
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Mathaf Al-Misri, Araldo De Luca, Francesco Tiradritti, Suzanne Mubarak
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From:
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Harry N Abrams
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Released:
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September, 1999
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Rating:
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4.9 / 5.0
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This book presents the collection of Egyptian antiquities located in the Egyptian Museum of Cairo; each featured object is accompanied by a short description and a photograph. The photographs, never before published, were expressly made for the book by internationally acclaimed photographer Araldo... more info
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The Complete History of Costume & Fashion: From Ancient Egypt to the Present Day
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By:
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Bronwyn Cosgrave
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From:
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Checkmark Books
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Released:
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March, 2001
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Rating:
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2.5 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
Always on the lookout for any new costume reference, I was
eager to leaf through this one. Unfortunately, it was nearly
a waste of time.I say "nearly", because Cosgrave provides quite a few helpful
illustrations, though the objects depicted are often mislabelled and period paintings are... more info
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The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt
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By:
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Erik Hornung, Betsy Bryan
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From:
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Prestel USA
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Released:
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June, 2002
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Rating:
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5.0 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
The Quest for Immortality now at the National Gallery in Washington, DC is an eye-popping collection of famous items and unseen wonders from Cairo's Egyptian Museum. With the images fresh in your mind of the originals use the catalog articles to expand your knowledge of Queen Ahhotep and her jewels... more info
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Middle Egyptian : An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs
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By:
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James P. Allen
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Cambridge Univ Pr (Pap Txt)
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Released:
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February, 2000
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Rating:
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4.4 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
First, a couple of admissions. #1: I'm not an expert on Egypt, nor am I an academic, so I have no professional qualifications to judge this book. But I enjoy learning languages, and I know what works for me. #2: I'm only on lesson 7; I have not worked through the whole book.This is one of the... more info
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The Art of Ancient Egypt
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By:
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Gay Robins
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From:
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Harvard Univ Pr
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Released:
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November, 2000
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5.0 / 5.0
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Clearly and thoroughly explained, this book provides an accurate description of Egyptian art from the Early Dynastic Period to the Ptolemaic Period. The author demonstrates the importance and place of art in Ancient Egypt. Beautiful illustrations from tomb paintings, sculptures, coffins, and many... more info
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The Royal Women of Amarna Images of Beauty in Ancient Egypt
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By:
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Dorothea Arnold, James Allen, Lyn Green
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From:
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Yale Univ Pr
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Released:
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1996
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Rating:
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5.0 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
"Royal Women of Amarna" portrays not only some of the most beautiful pieces created by any craftsmen of the ancient world with both text and fabulous plates, but also the personalities of the women who inspired such timeless masterpieces. This work is more than a mere collection of museum pieces; it... more info
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The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt (Yale University Press Pelican History of Art)
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By:
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William Stevenson Smith, W. Smith Stevenson, William Kelly Simpson
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From:
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Yale Univ Pr
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Released:
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March, 1999
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Rating:
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4.5 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
This is a dense book -- what I mean is that is has a lot of material, a lot of images, and it is rather small print. This version has "new materials" from William Kelly Simpson but it is currently 20+ years old so I'd not recommend it for a new class or serious study -- things do change in the study... more info
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Cleopatra of Egypt: From History to Myth.
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By:
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Susan Walker, Peter Higgs, R. G. W. Anderson
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From:
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Princeton Univ Pr
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Released:
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14 May, 2001
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Rating:
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5.0 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
If pressed, I'd almost say that this is the single best book on Cleopatra. Granted, there are critical biographies, historical accounts, and all sorts of other sources, but this massive book is unique in that it shows nearly every sculpture, coin, or papyrus that can be tied directly to Egypt's last... more info
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Patterns for Theatrical Costumes: Garments, Trims, and Accessories from Ancient Egypt to 1915
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By:
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Katherine Strand Holkeboer
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From:
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Drama Publishers
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Released:
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December, 1993
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4.4 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
This book is an excellent resource for basic period costumes. It is relatively easy to copy the patterns onto a grided template, as long as you can use graft paper. If you are looking for historically acurate information, you will want to use other resources in conjuction. Also, if you are a... more info
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Ancient Egyptian Art in the Brooklyn Museum
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By:
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Brooklyn Museum
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Brooklyn Museum Bookshop
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May, 1989
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4.0 / 5.0
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This volume is a coffee-table book cataloque of the Egyptian collection of the Brooklyn Museum. A finely produced book, which contains a sumptuous amount of finely produced photos (mostly color). Though not a comprehensive catalogue of the entire (or even the majority) collection, the items that are... more info
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The Mysterious Fayum Portraits: Faces from Ancient Egypt
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By:
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Euphrosyne Doxiadis, Dorothy J. Thompson
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From:
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Harry N Abrams
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Released:
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October, 1995
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5.0 / 5.0
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This is a beautiful book for anyone interested in Hellenistic Greek or Roman painting or portraits from any time. These are the first portraits in which the subjects look directly at us as we regard them. They are a haunting glimpse into the lives of people dead for 2000 years. This book is full of... more info
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Mistress of the House, Mistress of Heaven: Women in Ancient Egypt
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By:
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Anne K. Capel, Glenn E. Markoe, Cincinnati Art Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Betsy Bryan, Janet H. Johnson, Barbara Switalski
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From:
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Hudson Hills Pr
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Released:
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January, 1997
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5.0 / 5.0
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Ancient Egyptian art was the star attraction of the Mediterranean world for 3000 years, only for some of it to be transported to various museums across the world. This book examines those scenes in over 25 American museums as well as private collections which serve to shed light on the role of... more info
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Palestine and Egypt Under the Ottomans: Paintings, Books, Photographs, Maps and Manuscripts (Tauris Parke)
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By:
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Hisham Khatib
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I B Tauris & Co Ltd
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Released:
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May, 2003
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Christian Egypt: Coptic Art and Monuments Through Two Millennia
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Massimo Capuani, Otto F. A. Meinardus, Marie-Helene Rutschowscaya, Gawdat Gabra
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Liturgical Press
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Released:
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August, 2002
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5.0 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
Compiled and written by Massimo Capuani (historian and researcher in the field of Eastern Christian Churches, as well as Middle Eastern and Mediterranean culture) and enhanced with informed and informed contributions by Otto F. A. Meinardus (Fellow of the Institute of Coptic Studies in Cairo) and... more info
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Monastic Visions: Wall Paintings in the Monastery of St. Antony at the Red Sea
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By:
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Elizabeth Bolman, Patrick Godeau
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From:
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Yale Univ Pr
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Released:
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01 February, 2002
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Rating:
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4.0 / 5.0
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This is a well-written book with excellent photographs. This book presents the results of conservation efforts for medieval age Christian Egyptian, Coptic, wall paintings at Saint Anthony monastery, Egypt. The monastery is believed to be the first Christian monastery in the world. In the preface,... more info
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Egyptian Art (Art and Ideas)
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By:
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Jaromir Malek
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Phaidon Press Inc.
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Released:
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September, 1999
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Rating:
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4.0 / 5.0
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Jaromir MALEK. 1999. _Egyptian Art_. London: Phaidon Press. Pp. 447 with appendices, glossary, map and photographs. ISBN 0-7148-3627-3 (hb).This book by Egyptologist Jaromir Malek is a concise, affordable introduction to Egyptian art in ten compact chapters, each one of which is a self-contained... more info
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Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum
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By:
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T. G. H. James, Edna R. Russmann, British Museum, Toledo Museum of Art
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From:
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University of California Press
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Released:
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March, 2001
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4.0 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
This book is food for the eye. The pictures are great.
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Egyptian Mummies: Unraveling the Secrets of an Ancient Art
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By:
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Bob Brier
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From:
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Quill
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Released:
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March, 1996
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Rating:
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4.8 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
This is a wonderful one stop volume on Egyptian mummies. Detailed and focused on the process of how the Egyptians developed mummification. The book begins with the memos between Dr. Brier and school administration on performing an actual human mummification on campus and then ends with the teaser... more info
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