Examines the mysterious relics of Egypt's past, detailing the chemical processing involved in mummification, discussing superstitions that have persisted through the centuries, and providing photographs, diagrams, and other illustrations

Mummies: Death and Life in Ancient Egypt

Andrews, Carol

Hamilton-Paterson, James

Self-Help

Penguin

"This handy reference work covers everything most of us could ever want to know about the subject of ancient Egyptian daily-life and after-life charms, and should be on the shelf of every good personal library devoted to topics Egyptological." —KMT Amulets are ornaments believed to endow the wearer by magical means with the properties they represent. They were first made in Egypt as early as 4000 BC and were essential adornments for both the living and the dead. Crafted from gold and silver, semiprecious stones, and less valuable materials, they are fine examples of Egyptian art as well as a vital source of evidence for religious beliefs. In this book, Carol Andrews offers the first comprehensive account of the types of amulets made, their symbolism, and their protective powers. An amuletic foot could be worn to ensure fleetness of foot, a hand for dexterity. The desert-dwelling hare symbolized keenness of the senses, and the hedgehog, which hibernated and survived outside the fertile valley, held connotations of rebirth and triumph over death itself. The ubiquitous amulet in the shape of the dung beetle, known as a scarab, was symbolic of new life. Amulets in the image of powerful gods would be worn for protection, and malevolent creatures, like the male hippopotamus, would be worn to ward off the evil they represented. Both a reference book and an informative account of Egyptian magical belief, this is the most complete survey of the subject to date.

Amulets of Ancient Egypt

Arts & Photography

University of Texas Press

Examines the mysterious relics of Egypt's past, detailing the chemical processes involved in mummification, discussing superstitions that have persisted through the centuries, and providing photographs, diagrams, and other illustrations

Mummies: Death and

Children's Books

History

Viking Juvenile

Why did the Egyptians try to preserve their dead for eternity? How did they succeed? Carol Andrews answers these questions in a fully illustrated survey of the techniques of mummification, the religious beliefs that lay behind the practice, the ornate coffins and elaborate tombs that housed the bodies, and the grave goods that accompanied them. She explains how animals also came to be embalmed and relates the curious role assumed by Egyptian mummies in European culture and mythology. This book has long proved fascinating reading; it is now available in an updated format.

Egyptian Mummies: Revised Edition (British Museum Paperbacks)

Ancient Civilizations

Harvard University Press

THIS EDITION HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A NEWER EDITION.. 
 Thirty centuries ago most of the mummified bodies now lying linen-wrapped in the British Museum were alive in ancient Egypt. Why did the Egyptians try to preserve their dead for eternity? How did they achieve it? Carol Andrews answers these questions in a fully illustrated survey of the techniques of mummification, the religious beliefs which lay behind the practice, the ornate coffins and elaborate tombs which housed the bodies and the grave goods which accompanied them. She explains how animals also came to be embalmed and relates the curious role assumed by Egyptian mummies in European culture and mythology.

Egyptian Mummies

Middle East

Illustrated. Topics include the discovery of the stone, how the stone came to England, decipherment, the hieroglyphic alphabet and more. 32p. In addition to the text on the cultural and historical settings in which the Rosetta Stone was carved, the book includes the translation of the three scripts that appears in the Rosetta Stone: Hieroglyphs, Demotic and Greek.

The Rosetta Stone

Politics & Social Sciences

Archaeology

BRITISH MUSEUM

The Rosetta Stone Facsimilie Drawing

Quirke, Stephen

British Museum Press

First published in 1990 and now reissued in paperback, a highly illustrated survey of the jeweller's craft in ancient Egypt which reveals the sophisticated techniques used to fashion works from gold, silver, turquoise, lapis lazuli, cornelian and many other precious and semi-precious materials.

Ancient Egyptian Jewellery

History & Criticism

Amulets are ornaments believed to endow the wearer by magical means with the properties they represent. They were first made in Egypt as early as 4000 BC and were essential adornments for both the living and the dead. Crafted from gold and silver, semiprecious stones, and less valuable materials, they are fine examples of Egyptian art as well as a vital source of evidence for religious beliefs.  In this book, Carol Andrews offers the first comprehensive account of the types of amulets made, their symbolism, and their protective powers. An amuletic foot could be worn to ensure fleetness of foot, a hand for dexterity. The desert-dwelling hare symbolized keenness of the senses, and the hedgehog, which hibernated and survived outside the fertile valley, held connotations of rebirth and triumph over death itself. The ubiquitous amulet in the shape of the dung beetle, known as a scarab, was symbolic of new life. Amulets in the image of powerful gods would be worn for protection, and malevolent creatures, like the male hippopotamus, would be worn to ward off the evil they represented.  Both a reference book and an informative account of Egyptian magical belief, this is the most complete survey of the subject to date.

AMULETS OF ANCIENT EGYPT

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN JEWELLERY

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