Tutankhamen : life and death of a Pharaoh / Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt ; with 75 colour photos by F.L. Kenett ; preface by Sarwat Okasha ; notes on the colour plates by A. Shoukry ; translated from the French by Claude
by Desroches-Noblecourt, Christiane (1913-2011)
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London : Connoisseur and Michael Joseph Ltd., 1964. 3rd edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 312 pp.: illustrations (some color), portraits, maps, plans ; 26 cm. Contents; Return to the past -- The world of the dead and life west of Thebes -- The tomb -- The cradle of Tutankhaten -- Tutankhaten and the two capitals -- At Thebes, Nebkheprure-Tutankhamen, the king who ""spent his life making images of the gods"" -- The death of the king and preparations for immortality -- The dead god is reborn -- The thrice-married queen and the vengeance of Horemheb -- List of principal characters -- Notes on colour plates / Dr. Anwar Shoukry -- Bibliography -- List of monochrome illustrations -- Index. Subjects; Tutankhamen King of Egypt Tomb. Art, Egyptian. Pharaoh Eighteenth dynasty, ca. 1570-1320 B.C. Egpyt Ancient istory. Antiquities. Kings and rulers.
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- Title
- Tutankhamen : life and death of a Pharaoh / Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt ; with 75 colour photos by F.L. Kenett ; preface by Sarwat Okasha ; notes on the colour plates by A. Shoukry ; translated from the French by Claude
- Author
- Desroches-Noblecourt, Christiane (1913-2011)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd edition
- Publisher
- London : Connoisseur and Michael Joseph Ltd.
- Date Published
- 1964
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