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Haag, Michael; Rough Guides

 
9781843535546: The Rough Guide to Tutankhamun
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ISBN 10 : 1843535548 ISBN 13 : 9781843535546
Editeur : Rough Guides, 2005

Synopsis

The new exhibition Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs offers a unique insight into the art, wealth and power of Egypt’s New Kingdom. The Rough Guide to Tutankahmun provides all the background, with compelling details on the treasures and their discovery. From the opulence and riches of the royal court at Thebes, to the cult of the god Amun and the great heresy of Akhenaten, the extraordinary era of Tutankhamun’s Egypt is explained. The full story of the Valley of the Kings is told, shedding light on why the royal tombs were built, who built them, and how they were decorated, together with the significance of the treasures and the practice and processes of mummification. Fascinating background on Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon, the discoverers of Tutankhamun’s tomb, and on the fabled curse and its supposed victims. And a report on the CT scan of Tutankhamun’s mummy, done in 2005 to reveal the pharaoh’s true cause of death.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The new exhibition Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs offers a unique insight into the art, wealth and power of Egypt’s New Kingdom. The Rough Guide to Tutankahmun provides all the background, with compelling details on the treasures and their discovery. From the opulence and riches of the royal court at Thebes, to the cult of the god Amun and the great heresy of Akhenaten, the extraordinary era of Tutankhamun’s Egypt is explained. The full story of the Valley of the Kings is told, shedding light on why the royal tombs were built, who built them, and how they were decorated, together with the significance of the treasures and the practice and processes of mummification. Fascinating background on Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon, the discoverers of Tutankhamun’s tomb, and on the fabled curse and its supposed victims. And a report on the CT scan of Tutankhamun’s mummy, done in 2005 to reveal the pharaoh’s true cause of death.

Biographie de l'auteur

Michael Haag is the author of several books on Egypt, including Alexandria: City of Memory (Yale University Press). He is also the author of the best-selling Rough Guide to The Da Vinci Code.

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Éditeur
Rough Guides
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1843535548
ISBN 13 
9781843535546
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
224
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ISBN 10 :  1843538652 ISBN 13 :  9781843538653
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