Ancient Egypt books
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The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt
William Stevenson SmithA standard scholarly survey of Egyptian art and building from the Pelican History of Art series, revised later by William Kelly Simpson.
Daughters of Isis
Joyce A. TyldesleyA social history of women's roles, status, and legal position in ancient Egypt, drawing on texts and material evidence.
Egypt, Greece, and Rome
Charles FreemanPlaces Egypt beside Greece and Rome, showing how the three civilizations related through trade, conquest, and cultural exchange.
Egypt of the Pharaohs
Alan Henderson GardinerA concise history of pharaonic Egypt by a leading Egyptologist and grammarian, written as a narrative of the period.
A History of Egypt
James Henry BreastedAn early comprehensive narrative history that shaped the dynastic framework and the popular picture of Egypt for decades.
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More ancient egypt books
- The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt
The Complete Temples of Ancient EgyptRichard H. Wilkinson - The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality
The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or RealityCheikh Anta Diop - The Civilization of Ancient Egypt
The Civilization of Ancient EgyptPaul Bede Johnson - The Sirius Mystery
The Sirius MysteryRobert K. G. Temple - The Message of the Sphinx
The Message of the SphinxGraham Hancock - The Sirius Connection
The Sirius ConnectionMurry Hope1990 - Egypt and the Egyptians
Egypt and the EgyptiansDouglas J. Brewer1999 - Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt
Everyday Life in Ancient EgyptLionel Casson1975 - 1177 B.C.
1177 B.C.Eric H. Cline2014 - The Mummy's CurseThe Mummy's CurseRoger Luckhurst2012
- Visual and Written Culture in Ancient Egypt
Visual and Written Culture in Ancient EgyptJohn Baines - Cracking the Egyptian Code
Cracking the Egyptian CodeAndrew Robinson2012