Buy this book on-line TYLDESLEY, JOYCE: : EGYPT: HOW A LOST CIVILIZATION WAS REDISCOVEREDLONDON.BBC BOOKS,2005. ISBN 0563522577.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Published to accompany the television series 'Egypt' first broadcast on BBC1 in 2005.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with orange/yellow+white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped fluorescent gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6-256pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,an introduction,Pts 1-4 comprising 12 chapters,24pp contemporary b/w+colour photographs in 3 blocks of 8pp apiece, between pp64/5,pp128/9 and pp192/3 respectively,endnotes,further reading and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+
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For nearly two thousand years after the last pharaoh ruled Egypt the wonders of this ancient culture remained hidden,
seemingly lost and forgotten for ever.
Then,in the late eighteenth century,
Napoleon's invasion of the country sparked an explosion of interest in ancient Egypt that has burned strongly ever since.The obsession with anything and everything Egyptian has inspired many to dedicate their lives to the search for tresure in Egypt's sands.
All these explorers,collectors and archaeologists can be loosely classified as 'Egyptologists',and this relatively new science has been blessed with more than its fair share of intriguing characters, some of whom,by virtue of their larger-than-life personalities,curious habits or spectacular finds,have come to dominate the story of the rediscovery of ancient Egypt - the story of this book.
In 'Egypt',highly respected author and archaeologist Joyce Tyldesley follows these real-life Indiana Joneses in their quest for the splendid monuments,tombs and artefacts that have unlocked many of the secrets of this mesmerizing civilization.
From the nail-biting race to crack the hieroglyphic code to Howard Carter's dramatic discovery of the golden treasures in Tutankhamen's tomb - surely the most heart-stopping moment in the history of archaeology - we experience the excitement,emotion and intrigue of this gripping adventure story.
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