$84.75
- Hardcover
464 pages
- Release Date
28 October 2022
Summary
A fully updated and revised edition of a classic bestseller: the definitive guide to Tutankhamun and his tomb - what it contained, why, and what it means today.
On 4 November 1922, Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter’s long search in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings drew to a triumphant close: Tutankhamun’s tomb had been found. As news of the discovery spread, and as images of the breathtaking treasures began to circulate, this once-obscure pharaoh would capture the imaginati…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780500052167 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0500052166 |
| Author: | Nicholas Reeves |
| Publisher: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Imprint: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 28 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 1.69kg |
| Dimensions: | 38mm x 198mm x 271mm |
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Critics Review
‘This new, revamped edition is magnificent … Represents the closest thing available to a comprehensive archaeological report, including details of the search for and discovery of the tomb, the tomb structure itself, and the artefacts found … and illustrated in full colour throughout’ - Minerva
‘A beautifully illustrated look at Tutankhamun’s rule and a comprehensive study of all the treasures found’ - Mail on Sunday
‘Visually stunning … this is the perfect book for the general reader. [Reeves] has an engaging style, the presentation is accessible, the vintage photographs intriguing and the artefacts from the Pharaoh’s treasure trove just make the head spin’ - Saga
‘Highly detailed and magnificently reproduced illustrations … aimed at specialists but also seductive for the dedicated general reader’ - Science
‘This revised volume is likely to remain a “go-to” reference for Tutankhamun’s tomb and treasures’ - Ancient Egypt
‘This landmark comprehensive archaeological report is beautifully illustrated in full colour throughout’ - Mature Times
Nicholas Reeves
Nicholas Reeves is an Egyptologist specializing in the history and material culture of the Amarna period and its immediate aftermath. He has held curatorial positions at the British Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and worked extensively as an archaeologist both in and around the tomb of Tutankhamun. He is the author of several books, including Akhenaten: Egypt’s False Prophet and The Complete Valley of the Kings, both published by Thames & Hudson.
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