Name: A guide to the Egyptian collections in the British Museum (en Inglés)
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Author: E. A. Wallis Budge
ISBN: 9789378411083

portada A guide to the Egyptian collections in the British Museum (en Inglés)

A guide to the Egyptian collections in the British Museum (en Inglés)

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Libro Físico

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Alpha Editions

Autor

E. A. Wallis Budge

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Inglés

N° páginas

314

ISBN13

9789378411083

A guide to the Egyptian collections in the British Museum (en Inglés)

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Ancient civilisation emerges here through the objects that survived it. Moving through the Egyptian collections of the British Museum, this guidebook treats papyri, inscriptions, statues, reliefs and funerary objects not as isolated exhibits, but as evidence of the society that created and used them. Each antiquity becomes an entry point into a wider account of government, belief, language, daily life and historical change. Museum-room guidance is woven into a broad survey of ancient Egyptian history, allowing close attention to displayed objects and monuments to illuminate an exceptionally long cultural span. The discussion reaches from the Predynastic and Dynastic eras through Ptolemaic, Roman, Christian and Arab periods, tracing continuity and transformation without losing sight of material detail. Religion and funerary practices receive particular attention: mummies, coffins and tomb equipment help explain embalming and burial customs, while inscriptions and papyri reveal systems of writing, literature and chronology. Beyond royal monuments and mortuary culture, the collection opens onto the practical structures of life through jewellery, tools, weapons and domestic objects. Architecture, kingship and military organisation are considered alongside geography, ethnography, manners and customs, creating a reference work in which individual artefacts continually connect to the civilisation around them. Its systematic union of gallery orientation and historical interpretation makes the museum collection both a route through the displays and a framework for understanding Egyptian antiquities. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.