Egyptomania : our three thousand year obsession with the land of the pharaohs /
Presents the history of the West's obsession with ancient Egyptian art and culture, from the time of the Romans, to the campaigns of Napolean Bonaparte, the discovery Tutankhamen's tomb and the popular culture of today.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2013.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Presents the history of the West's obsession with ancient Egyptian art and culture, from the time of the Romans, to the campaigns of Napolean Bonaparte, the discovery Tutankhamen's tomb and the popular culture of today. |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 229 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781137278609 1137278609 |