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of 21 - SSAE Library Booklist (updated and printed as at 1 Jan 2008)

BOOKS & PERIODICALS LIBRARY BOOKS & PERIODICALS CATEGORIES

1 Antiquities Collections (including exhibitions)

2 Archaeology

3 Architecture

4 Art

5 Atlases

6 Biography

7 Children & Beginners

8 Chronology

9 Coffee Table

10 Cult of the Dead

11 Dictionaries

12 Fiction

13 General Introductions

14 History

15 Language

16 Mythology

17 People & Society

18 Pharaohs & Figures

19 Pyramids & Tombs

20 Religion

21 Sites of Egypt

22 Travel

23 Unclassified

P Periodicals (e.g. magazines)

R Reference Only


CATEGORY 1 - ANTIQUITIES COLLECTIONS (INCLUDING EXHIBITIONS)

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

1.0001 Amarna Reliefs from Hermopolis in American Collections J D Cooney 1965 pictorial catalogue

1.0002 Ancient Egypt: The Ashmolean Museum Oxford 1970

1.0003 Inside the British Museum 1984 pictorial guide

1.0004 British Museum Guide and Map 1988 for all departments

1.0005 Introductory Guide to the Egyptian Collections in the British Museum 1964

1.00051 as above but an updated edition 1971

1.0006R

A General Introductory Guide to the Egyptian Collections in the British Museum

1930 RESTRICTED LOAN ITEM

1.0007 Egyptian Treasures - From the Collections of the Brooklyn Museum 1978 glorious colour photos-large format

1.0008 Ancient Egyptian Glass and Glazes in the Brooklyn Museum 1968 illustrated catalogue

1.0009 A Guide to the Egyptian Museum Cairo 1988 official catalogue

1.0010 National Military Museum Cairo official catalogue

1.0011 Louvre Museum Paris 1983 general guide

1.0012 A New Description of Sir John Soane's Museum London 1986

1.0013 The Egyptian Museum Turin English edition

1.0014 Treasures of the Egyptian Museum Cairo 1969 colour photos

1.0015 Tesori Dei Faraoni (Treasures of the Pharaohs) Arnoldo Mondadori 1984 Italian edition excellent photos

1.0016 Gold of the Pharaohs (Treasures of Tanis) 1988 Edinburgh exhibition

1.0017 Ancient Faces 1997 BM mummy masks exhibition catalogue

1.0018 Gold of the Pharaohs (Treasures of Tanis) 1989 Australian exhibition

1.0019 The First 100 Years: Egyptology at UCL 1891 - 1992 Rosalind M Janssen 1992 history of the Petrie Museum (signed)

1.0020 Gold of the Pharaohs 1988 as 1.0016

1.0021 Digging for Dreams 2001 Petrie Museum treasures

1.0022 The Luxor Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art 1978 guide to the museum

1.0023 The Egyptian Museum Cairo 1980 (various languages)

1.0025

Das Konsthistorische Museum in Wien (guide to the Vienna Antiquities Museum)

2004

in German

1.0026 The BM in Sudan - Past and Present 2004 exhibition catalogue (with 3D glasses)

1.0027

Mike the British Museum Cat 1909-29 - a Jubilee Reminiscence

1979

short pamphlet

1.0028 The British Museum and Ancient Egypt TGH James 1981

1.0029 The Pharaohs (die Pharaonen) Milan exhibition catalogue 2002 English / Dutch

1.0030 Egyptian Museum Cairo (Great Museums of the World Series) 1969


CATEGORY 2 - ARCHAEOLOGY

Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

2.0001 The Great Archaeologists E Bacon 1976 accounts of archaeological discoveries (not just Egypt) from the "Illustrated London News".

2.0002R The Romance of Archaeology WH Boulton 1st Edition Near East Archaeology-dated but enjoyable RESTRICTED LOAN ITEM

2.00031 The Lost Pharaohs Leonard Cottrell 1976 Hardback edition

2.00032 as above 1962 paperback



2.0004

The Archaeology of Ancient Egypt

TGH James

1974

general focus on the most famous finds - well written and easy to follow

2.0005

Heritage of the Pharaohs

John Ruffle

1977

an introduction to Egyptian Archaeology

2.0006 The Archaeology of the Afterlife Tony Allen 2004 not just Egypt


CATEGORY 3 - ARCHITECTURE Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

3.0001 The Architecture of Ancient Egypt E Bell 1955 an old book, scholarly with many photos

3.0002

Cleopatra's Needle

R Hayward

1978

the story of the London Obelisk's journey

3.0003R

Egyptian Temples

Margaret Murray

1st Edition scholarly site by site account of the buildings RESTRICTED LOAN ITEM

3.0004 The Obelisks of Egypt Habib Habachi 1987 obelisks around the world

3.00041 as above

3.0005 Cleopatra's Needles and other Egyptian Obelisks EA Wallis Budge 1990

3.0006 The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt Richard H Wilkinson 2000

3.0007 The Monuments of Egypt: The Napoleonic Edition

Editors: Charles Gillispie & Michel Dewacher

3.0008 Monuments of Civilization: Egypt Claudio Barocas 1979 Foreword by eminent architect Oscar Niemeyer


CATEGORY 4 - ART Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

4.0001 Egyptian Art F Abbate 1972 ideal for beginners - well illustrated

4.0002

Egyptian Art

Cyril Aldred

1980

nicely illustrated account of all periods well recommended

4.0003R

Primitive Art in Egypt

Jean Capart

1905

written by this eminent Egyptologist, a highly-detailed focus on the Predynastic and Archaic periods RESTRICTED LOAN ITEM

4.0004R

Egyptian Art

Jean Capart

1923

excellent illustrations RESTRICTED LOAN ITEM

4.0005 Images for Eternity: Egyptian Art from Berkeley and Brooklyn Richard Fazzini 1975 photos of art at these museums

4.0006R

Egypt: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting

K Lange & M Hirmer

1956

gloriously illustrated RESTRICTED LOAN ITEM

4.0007R

Art in Egypt

Gaston Maspero

1913

aspects of art in chronological order RESTRICTED LOAN ITEM

4.0008 Egyptian Painting A Mekhitarian 1978 New Kingdom tombs

4.0009R

Egyptian Decorative Art

WM Flinders Petrie

1895

art lectures by Petrie RESTRICTED LOAN ITEM

4.0010R

The Art of Ancient Egypt

Phaiden Press

1st Edition - wonderful photos of museum collections RESTRICTED LOAN ITEM

4.0011

Egypt: Drawings by David Roberts

reproductions of Roberts' paintings of Egypt in 1839

4.0012 The Arts of Egypt I Woldering 1967 general art-history, lots of photos

4.0013 Description of Egypt 30 colour postcards

4.0014 From an Antique Land David Roberts 1989 prints of Egypt and the Holy Land

4.0015 Great Sculpture of Ancient Egypt Kazimierz Michalowski 1978

4.0016 The Rediscovery of Ancient Egypt Peter Clayton 1982 artists and travellers in the 1800’s AD

4.0017 Jewels of the Pharaohs Cyril Aldred 1978 Wonderful photos

4.0018 The Art of Ancient Egypt Gay Robins 1997 excellent book with marvellous photos

4.0019 David Roberts 1994 set of 30 postcards

4.0020 Egypt Revealed: Artist Travellers in Antique Lands TGH James 1997 Folio Edition

4.0021 Egyptian and Ancient Eastern Painting Robert Boulonnger 1965

4.0022 Egyptian Sculpture TGH James & WV Davies 1984

4.0023 Jewels of the Pharaohs Cyril Aldred 1978 paperback


CATEGORY 5 - ATLASES Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

5.0001

Atlas of Ancient Egypt

John Baines & Jaromir Malek

1990

comprehensive guide to each region, well written and excellent illustrations

5.0002 Atlas of the Greek World Peter Levi 1980

5.0003 "The Times" Atlas of Ancient Civilisations -Ancient Egypt pamphlet format publication

5.0004 "The Times" Atlas of World History G Barraclough 1981

CATEGORY 6 - BIOGRAPHY Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

6.0001

The Search for Omm Sety

Jonathan Cott

1989

the remarkable story of a remarkable lady-very readable

6.0002

Flinders Petrie: A Life in Archaeology

Margaret Drower

1985

the life of one of the pioneers of modern scientific Egyptology

6.0003

From the Pyramids toTutankhamun -Memoirs of an Egyptologist

IES Edwards

2000

indepth story of a great modern Egyptologist and the authority on pyramids

6.0004

Budge, WA: Biography of an Egyptologist

Robert Morrell MBE

2002

the life of the mighty Keeper of Egyptian Antiquities at the BM

6.0005 Howard Carter: Before Tutankhamun Nicholas Reeves & John H Taylor

1992 Accompanied the British Museum exhibition


CATEGORY 7 - CHILDREN & BEGINNERS Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

7.0001

Ancient Egypt

Rosalie & Anthony David

1984

well-illustrated basic look at the lives of Ancient Egyptians

7.0002 Ancient Egypt A Millard 1978 well laid-out

7.0003 Ancient Egypt A Millard 1982 ideal starter book

7.0004 Ancient Egypt EJ Sheppard 1960

7.0005 Ancient Egyptians Activity Book childrens fun & games

7.0006

The Awesome Egyptians

Terry Deary & P Hepplewhite

1993

fun book with cartoons & jokes

7.0007

The Egyptians

A Millard

1978

simple look at life in Ancient Egypt-good illustrations

7.0008 A Closer Look at Ancient Egypt W Boase 1978 easy to read, well-illustrated

7.0009 Great Civilizations EJ Shaw 1973 Ladybird book on Egypt

7.0010 How to Recognise Egyptian Art G Lise 1979 very good for any beginner

7.0011 Pharaohs and Pyramids T Allan 1977 very basic children's book

7.0012

Scenes from Ancient Egypt

British Museum

1980

children's colouring book PLEASE DO NOT COLOUR!

7.0013 See Inside an Egyptian Town RJ Unstead 1986 how Egyptians lived

7.0014 Times of the Pharaohs P Vernus 1978 good beginners book

7.0015

The Prince Who Knew His Fate

Lise Manniche

1981

Ancient Egyptian story translated from hieroglyphs

7.0016 Mummies, Tombs and Treasure: Secrets of Ancient Egypt Lila Perl 1987

7.0017 A Journey Through Ancient Egypt Breckhampton Press 1998

CATEGORY 8 - CHRONOLOGY Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

8.0001

A Test of Time

David M Rohl

1995

controversial look at Egyptian chronology, good read, well laid-out

8.0002

Centuries of Darkness

Peter James

1992

more controversial new chronological calculations


CATEGORY 9 – ‘COFFEE – TABLE’ Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

9.0001 Monuments of Civilisation: Egypt Claudio Barocas 1978

9.0002

Treasures of the Nile

Kamal el Mallakh & Robert Bianchi

1980

9.0003 Sunrise of Power: Alexander and the World of Hellenism Joyce Milton 1980

9.0004

Egyptian Sculpture

Russman & Finn

1989

beautiful boxed edition -magnificent photos

9.0005 Great Civilisations: The Cultural History of the Pharaohs H Stierlin 1983

9.0006

Egypt in Colour

Roger Wood

1964

very heavy but impressive -full size colour plates

9.0007R

Egypt and Nubia

David Roberts

1996

beautiful book of DR's watercolour prints RESTRICTED LOAN

9.0008 Egypt from the Air Max Rodenbech 1991 wonderful aerial photos

9.0009 The Pharaohs Lionel Casson 1982 art, tombs, treasure

9.0010 The Glory of Egypt Al Ahram / Elsevier photos of Egypt

9.0011 Cairo Malise Ruthuen 1980 the modern city

9.0012

Egypt Observed

Henri Gougaud & Colette Gouvion

1979

Egypt Old and New

9.0013 Egypt: The Splendours of an Ancient Civilisation Alberto Siliotti 1997 wonderful illustrations

9.0014 The Glory of the Nile LAD Hawsley 2001 large-format with nice photos

9.0015

The Nile

Geoffrey Moorhouse

1989

large-format with photos of modern scenes


CATEGORY 10 - CULT OF THE DEAD Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

10.0001

Mysteries of the Mummies

Rosalie David

1978

the unwrapping of Manchester mummy 1770

10.0002 Book of the Dead RO Faulkner 1985 Papyrus of Ani (British Museum)

10.0003 The Cult of the Immortal Ange Pierre Leca 1980 Classic on mummification

10.0004

Mummies: Death & Life in Ancient Egypt

JH Paterson & Carol Andrews

1978

10.0005 The Book of the Dead E Rossiter 1984 similar to 10.0002

10.0006 Death in Ancient Egypt AJ Spencer 1982 burial customs & religion

10.0007 The Curse of the Pharaohs Philipp Vandenberg 1977 rather controversial theories

10.0008

X-Raying the Pharaohs

James E Harris & Kent R Weeks

1973

excellent photos & text

10.0009 The Mummy EA Wallis Budge 1989 reprint of classic of its day

10.00091 as above 1995

10.0010

Egyptian Mummies

Barbara Adams

1988

Shire Egyptology series -excellent for beginners

10.0011 Egyptian Mummies Bob Brier 1996 good indepth book

10.0012

Mummies Myth and Magic

Christine El Mahdy

1989

very good on aspects of the death cults of Ancient Egypt

10.0013 The Mummy in Ancient Egypt Aidan Dodson 1998 well-written with excellent illustrations

10.0014 The Egyptian Book of Life a translation of The Book of The Dead Dr Ramses Seleem

10.0015 Egyptian Mummies Barbara Adams 1988 Shire series

10.0016 Tombs, Graves and Mummies: 50 Discoveries in World Archaeology Editor: Paul G Bahn 1996 not exclusively Egyptian

10.0017 The Egyptian Mummy: Secrets and Science University Museum, University of Pennsylvania

1980

CATEGORY 11 - DICTIONARIES Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

11.0001

A Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses

George Hart

1986

11.0002

A Dictionary of Egyptian Civilisation

George Posenor

1962


CATEGORY 12 - FICTION Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

12.0001 Scenes from the Life of Cleopatra Mary Butts 1974

12.0002 Sphinx Robin Cook 1979 chilling novel of intrigue & mystery

12.0003 Lord of the Horizon Joan Grant 1974

12.0004 So Moses Was Born Joan Grant 1975

12.0005 Winged Pharaoh Joan Grant 1937 Hardback


12.0006 Tales of Ancient Egypt Roger Lancelyn Green 1967 folk tales and legends

12.0007 Nefertiti: The Beautiful One Alexandra Hamilton 1979

12.0008 Nefertiti: The Lady of Grace Alexandra Hamilton 1979

12.0009 Nefertiti: The Devious Being Alexandra Hamilton 1980

12.0010 The Talisman of Set Sara Hylton 1985 exotic adventure and romantic passion

12.0011 The Cleopatras Philip Mackie 1983 based on the BBC TV series

12.0012 Ancient Evenings Norman Mailer 1984

12.0013R Hatshepsut: Scenes from Egyptian History Rose Seaton 1906 Play RESTRICTED LOAN

12.0014

River God

Wilbur Smith

1993

sex, death & intrigue in the Valley of the Kings

12.0015 Son et Lumiere - Pyramids and Sphinx 1961

12.0016 Ramses: The Son of the Light Christian Jacq 1996

12.0017 Ramses: Temple of a Million Years Christian Jacq 1996

12.0018 Ramses: The Battle of Kadesh Christian Jacq 1997

12.0019 Ramses: Abu Simbel Christian Jacq 1997

12.0020 Ramses: Under the Western Arcadia Christian Jacq 1998

12.0021 The Egyptian Echo Paul Dowswell 1996 spoof Ancient Egyptian newsletter,

12.0022

Death on the Nile

Agatha Christie

1978

classic whodunnit, set in Edwardian Egypt

12.0023 Allan Quartermain, King Solomon's Mines, She H Rider Haggard 2003 set of 3 novels

12.0024 The Memoirs of Cleopatra Margaret George 1997

12.0025 The Seventh Scroll Wilbur Smith 1995 Paperback fiction

12.0026 The House of the Eagle Duncan Sprott 2004 Book 1 of the Ptolemies Quarter

12.0027 Daughter of the Crocodile Duncan Sprott 2006 Book 2 of the Ptolemies Quartet

12.0028 The Quest Wilbur Smith 2007 hardback


CATEGORY 13 - GENERAL INTRODUCTIONS Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

13.0001 The Glory of Egypt M Audrain & Samivel 1955 B/W guide to the monuments

13.0002 Egypt: A Journey Through the Land of the Pharaohs JH Breasted 1978 Victorian stereoscopic views of Egypt

13.0003 Ancient Egypt Lionel Casson 1979 Times Great Ages of Man Series

13.00031 as above

13.0004R Die Plastik Der Aegypter H Fechheimer 1914 In German RESTRICTED LOAN ITEM

13.0005 Ancient Egypt: The Land and its Legacy TGH James 1990 beautifully illustrated

13.0006 Aspects of Egypt Ethel Mannin 1964 Life in 1960's Egypt

13.0007 The Land of Egypt Jasper Moore 1980 introduces Egypt's geography & history

13.00071 as above 1980

13.0008 The Egypt Story: Art, Monuments, People & History

PH Newby (text) FJ Maroon (photos)

1979

beautiful photos of people, art, history & places

13.00081 as above 1987 paperback version

13.0009 Images of Egypt Sir Michael Weir 1989 excellent photos of monuments

13.0010 Lands of the Nile K Winchester 1986 colour photographic guide

13.0011 A Guide to the Antiquities of Egypt Arthur Weigall 1996 reprint of this 1910 classic

13.0012

Egypt

Tiger Books

1995

beautifully illustrated colour plates of Egypt Old & New

13.0013 The Search for Ancient Egypt Jean Vercoutter 1992 excellent basic starter book

13.00131 as above

13.0014 Pocket Guide to Ancient Egypt Dorling Kindersley another excellent starter book

13.0015 Eternal Egypt Pierre Montet 1968

13.0016 Ancient Egypt (‘Then and There’ Series) EJ Sheppard 1962 paperback


CATEGORY 14 - HISTORY Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

14.0001 Egypt to the End of the Old Kingdom Cyril Aldred 1978 excellent introduction

14.0002 The Egyptians Cyril Aldred 1987 excellent history

14.00021 as above

14.0003

A History of Egypt (Volume 1)

Baikie

1979

reprint of 1929 edition- a general history-some old-fashioned theories

14.0004 A Brief History of Ancient Egypt Z Iskander & A Badawy 1960 easy to follow history

14.0005 Life Under the Pharaohs Leonard Cottrell 1957 vivid recreation of everyday life

14.0006 The Penguin Book of Lost Worlds Leonard Cottrell 1966 ancient civilisations including Egypt

14.0007 Archaic Egypt WB Emery 1963 in depth study

14.00071 as above

14.0008 Egypt's Golden Age: The Art of Living in the New Kingdom RE Freed 1981 beautiful photos

14.0009

Egypt of the Pharaohs

Sir Alan Gardiner

1980

comprehensive history - not for beginners

14.0010 An Introduction to Ancient Egypt TGH James 1979 superb introduction

14.0011

Pharaoh's People: Scenes from Life in Imperial Egypt

TGH James

1984

examines everyday life in the New Kingdom

14.0012 The Civilisation of Ancient Egypt Paul Johnson 1978 good general book

14.0013 Life in Egypt Under Roman Rule N Lewis 1985 for Roman enthusiasts

14.0014 The Splendour That Was Egypt Margaret Murray 1977 well written history

14.00141 as above

14.00142 as above 1963 hardback

14.0015

Warrior Pharaohs: The Rise & Fall of the Egyptian Empire

PH Newby

1980

beautifully written account of the New Kingdom empire builders

14.0016 Egypt's Making: The Origins of Ancient Egypt 5000 - 2000 BC Michael Rice 1990 for enthusiasts

14.0017 Ages in Chaos I Velikovsky 1977 controversial reconstruction of history

14.0018 Peoples of the Sea I Velikovsky 1977 focus on the Sea peoples

14.0019 The Culture of Ancient Egypt JA Wilson 1951 in depth look at culture

14.0020 Egypt: The Black Land Paul Jordan 1976 easy to read general history

14.0021

In the Shadow of the Pyramids

Jaromir Malik

1986

very evocative history of the Old Kingdom

14.0022 The Pyramids and Sphinx Desmond Stewart 1979 general history

14.00221 as above 1971 hardback

14.0023

Exploring the World of the Pharaohs

Christine Hobson

1987

one of the best books ever on Ancient Egypt and Egyptology

14.00231 as above


CATEGORY 14 – HISTORY (CONTINUED) Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

14.0024 The Kingdom of Kush Derek Welsby 1996 signed copy of this Nubian history

14.0025 La Vie Quotidienne en Egypte Ancienne Schafik Allam 1990 en Francais

14.0026 The Legacy of Egypt JR Harris 1987 history of language and culture

14.0027 The Ancient Egyptians: Life and Customs Sir John Gardner Wilkinson 1990 reprint

14.0028 Ancient Egyptian Medicine John F Nunn 1996

14.0029

After the Pyramids: The Valley of the Kings and Beyond

Aidan Dodson

2001

excellent book about Ancient Egyptian burials

14.0030

Judgement of the Pharaoh: Crime & Punishment in Ancient Egypt

Joyce Tyldesley

2001

excellent reference to this important but seldom featured topic

14.0031 Tutankhamun's Egypt Cyril Aldred 1972 general history of Amarna era

14.0032

Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilisation

Barry J Kemp

1991

comprehensive history as one would expect from this distinguished expert

14.0033 Ancient Egypt PRS Moorey 1983

14.0034 Egypt to the End of the Old Kingdom Cyril Aldred 1965

14.0035 Akhenaten's Egypt Angela P Thomas 1988 Shire Egyptology series

14.0036

History of Ancient Egypt: Culture and Lifestyle of the Ancient Egyptians

Nathaniel Harris

1997

14.0037 The Egyptians John Ruffle 1977


CATEGORY 15 - LANGUAGE Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

15.0001 The Sons of Re John Rose 1985 excellent guide to the King-Lists

15.0002 Introducing Egyptian Hieroglyphs Barbara Watterson 1981 series of hieroglyphics lessons

15.00021 as above

15.0003 The Wisdom of Ancient Egypt Joseph Kaster 1995 translated writings from Ancient Egypt

15.0004

Who Were The Pharaohs?

Stephen Quirke

1993

history of Royal names with lists of cartouches

15.0005 Egyptian Language: Lessons in Hieroglyphics Sir EA Wallis Budge 1993 modern reprint of this Victorian classic

15.0006

The Myth of Egypt and its Hieroglyphs in European Tradition

Erik Iversen

1993

how Egypt and hieroglyphs shaped European cultures

15.0007 The Wisdom of the Ancient Egyptians William MacQuitty 1978 selected stories

15.0008 The Easy Way to Read and Write Hieroglyphics Amr Hussein 1989 good basic starter book

15.0011 The Little Book of Egyptian Hieroglyphs Lesley & Roy Adkins 2001

15.0012 An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary – Volume 1 EA Wallis Budge 1978

15.0013 An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary – Volume 2 ÉA Wallis Budge 1978


CATEGORY 16 - MYTHOLOGY Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

16.0001 Myth and Symbol in Ancient Egypt RT Rundle Clark 1978 scholarly book on pyramid / coffin texts

16.0002

Cult of the Sun: Myth and Magic in Ancient Egypt

Rosalie David

1980

the cult behind religion in Ancient Egypt

16.0003 Egyptian Mythology Paul Hamlyn 1965

16.0004 Middle Eastern Mythology SH Hooke 1981

16.0005 Egyptian Mythology Veronica Ions 1982 deals mainly with Gods - large-format

16.0006 Egyptian Mysteries Lucie Lamy 1981

16.0007 Egyptian Myth and Legend Donald A Mackenzie 1st Edition

16.0008 All Colour Book of Egyptian Mythology Richard Patrick 1972 Gods, temples, statues

16.0009

Egyptian Tales

Sir WM Flinders Petrie

1926

translations of old Egyptian stories -a lovely book

16.0010 Myths and Legends - Egypt Lewis Spence 1994

16.0011

Legend

David Rohl

1998

theories on where the Egyptians came from

16.0012 All Colour Guide to Ancient Mythology Richard Patrick 1978 not just Ancient Egypt

16.0014 Egyptian Mythology Paul Hamlyn 1965

16.0015 The Book of the Dead: Famous Egyptian Papyrus of Ani, Hunefer, Anhai

1984 Well-illustrated

CATEGORY 17 - PEOPLE & SOCIETY Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

17.0001 The Civilisation of the Ancient Egyptians A Bothwell Gosse 1923

17.0002

Ancient Centres of Egyptian Civilisation

Prof HS Smith & Rosalind Hall (Editors)

1983 collection of essays on various sites by (eg Saqqara by Geoffrey Martin)

17.0003 The Ancient Egyptians: How They Lived and Worked Jill Kamil 1976 focuses on the Old Kingdom

17.0004

Ancient Egypt: A Cultural Topography

Hermann Kees

1977

life in Egypt as influenced by the Nile Valley landscape

17.0005 Eternal Egypt Pierre Montet 1964 history of a civilisation

17.0006 Life in Egypt in Ancient Times Bernard Romant 1986 easy to understand

17.0007 Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt John Manchip White 1963 life at all levels

17.0008 Daughters of Isis: Women of Ancient Egypt Joyce Tyldesley 1994

17.0012 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt Ana Ruiz 2001


CATEGORY 18 - PHARAOHS & SPECIFIC FIGURES Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

18.0001 Oedipus and Akhenaton I Velikovsky 1960 largely mythological

18.0002 Cleopatra of Egypt PW Sargeant 1923

18.0003 Cleopatra: Egypt's Last Queen Stadelmann 1931

18.0004 Moses - Pharaoh of Egypt: Mystery of Akhenaten Resolved Ahmed Osman 1990

18.0005

Queens of the Pharaohs

Leonard Cottrell

1966

biographies of powerful women and their times

18.0006

Ramesses the Great: Master of the World

W MacQuitty

1978

stunning photographs-highly recommended

18.0007 Ramesses II and His Time I Velikovsky 1978 Ages in Chaos Series

18.0008 Tutankhamun's Egypt Cyril Aldred 1972 history of his times

18.0009 Masterpieces of Tutankhamun Abbeville 1978 large format

18.0010 Treasures of Tutankhamun 1972 British Museum Exhibition catalogue

18.0011 as above

18.0012

The Search for the Gold of Tutankhamun

AC Brackman

1978

the story of Carter's long hunt for the tomb

18.0013 The Tomb of Tutankhamun Howard Carter 1972 large paperback edition

18.0014

The Secrets of Tutankhamun

Leonard Cottrell

1978

well written account of the reign as well as treasures

18.0015

Tutankhamun: Life and Death of a Pharaoh

Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt

1978

THE standard work

18.00151 as above

18.00152 as above 1972 small paperback edition

18.0016 Treasures of Tutankhamun IES Edwards 1976 beautifully illustrated

18.0017 Tutankhamun: His Tomb and its Treasures IES Edwards 1976

18.0018 Tutankhamun -The Untold Story Thomas Hoving 1980

18.0019

The Gold of Tutankhamun

Kamal El Mallakh & AC Brackman

1978

wonderful colour photos - large boxed edition

18.0020 Tutankhamun and the Valley of the Kings Otto Neubert 1972 first-hand account of the discovery

18.00201 as above

18.00202 as above

18.0021 Behind the Mask of Tutankhamun Barry Wynne 1972 another account of the discovery

18.0022 Hatchepsut: The Female Pharaoh Joyce Tyldesley 1996

18.0023 Rameses and His Time 1986 Expo'86 Vancouver exhibit catalogue

18.0024

The Royal Women of Amarna

1997

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York catalogue -stunning photos

18.0025 The Murder of Tutankhamun Bob Brier 1998 good read, evidence?

18.0027 Cleopatra Pat Southern 2000


CATEGORY 18 - PHARAOHS & SPECIFIC FIGURES - CONTINUED Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

18.0028 Ramesses: Egypt's Greatest Pharaoh Joyce Tyldesley 2000

18.0029 Natsef-Amun: The Keeper of the Bulls Museum of Leeds 1999

18.00ll30 Hatshepsut: Queen of Egypt Dr El Sayed Hegazy 2001

18.0031 Tutankhamun:The Last Journey W MacQuitty 1972 great photos

18.0032

The Tutankhamun Deception

Gerald O'Farrell

2001

controversial theories on Carter's methods

18.0033 Rider Haggard and Egypt Shirley M Addy 2003 signed copy

18.0034 Akhenaten: The Heretic King Donald B Redford 1989

18.0035 Tutankhamun: The Untold Story Thomas Hoving 1978 Larger format than 18.0018

18.0036 The Golden Monarch (Tutankhamun) Michael Carter 1972

18.0037 The Secrets of Tutankhamen Leonard Cottrell 1965

18.0038 Tutankhamun: The Exodus Conspiracy Andrew Collins & Chris Ogilvie-Herald

2003 paperback


CATEGORY 19 - PYRAMIDS AND TOMBS Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

19.0001

The Tomb Builders of the Pharaohs

M Bierbrier

1982

fascinating look at the workmen's village of Deir el Medina

19.0002 The Mountains of Pharaoh Leonard Cottrell 1956

19.0003 The Pyramid Builders of Ancient Egypt Rosalie David 1986 scholarly look at pyramids

19.0004 The Pyramids of Egypt IES Edwards 1949

19.00041 as above 1980 updated edition

19.0005 The Nocturnal Magic of the Pyramids Egyptian Ministry of Culture 1961 very little info

19.0006 The Mystery of the Pyramids Humphrey Evans 1979 lots of photos

19.0007 Pyramid David Macaulay 1975 how they were built (maybe)

19.0008 Temples Tombs and Hieroglyphs Barbara Mertz 1978 more history than tombs

19.0009 The Secrets of the Great Pyramid Peter Tomkins 1978 also tombs & temples

19.0010 The Pyramids John Weeks 1987 booklet - many photos

19.0011 The Riddle of the Pyramids Kurt Mendelssohn 1978 pyramid construction

19.0012 Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids G Andreu 1997 for medium scholars

19.0013 Valley of the Kings John Romer 1981 Romer at his very best

19.0014 The Rape of Tutankhamun John Romer 1993

19.0015 The Pyramids John Romer 1993

19.0016 The Pyramids of Egypt IES Edwards 1972 Updated version

CATEGORY 20 - RELIGION Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

20.0001

The Ancient Egyptians: Religious Beliefs and Practices

A Rosalie David

1982

sparsely-illustrated, detailed account of religious attitudes

20.0002 The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Egypt Manfred Lurker 1980 illustrated dictionary

20.0003

The Gods of Ancient Egypt

Barbara Watterson

1984

in-depth look at the major Gods of Ancient Egypt

20.0004 as above 1996 revised edition

20.0005 Prophets and Pharaohs: Egypt and the Old Testament Ahmed M Abo Elela signed copy


CATEGORY 21 - THE SITES OF EGYPT Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

21.0001R

Abydos (Part II)

WMF Petrie

1903

Memoir of the Egypt Exploration Fund, a detailed account of Petrie's excavations RESTRICTED LOAN

21.0002R Preliminary Report on Excavation at El Amarnah 1928 - 1929 H Frankfurt 1929 scholarly report RESTRICTED LOAN

21.0003

Thebes of the Pharaohs

CF Nime

1965

general look at sites in Thebes & history

21.0004 Island of Isis: Philae Temple of the Nile W Macquitty 1976 pictorial account of Philae

21.0005 Abu Simbel W Macquitty 1965 pictorial account with good text

21.0006 Guide to the Valley of the Kings Alberto Siliotti 1996 beautifully illustrated

21.0007 City of the Dead: Thebes in Egypt Lise Manniche 1987 good read on history of Thebes

21.0008

Riddles of the Sphinx

Paul Jordan

1998

the story of the Sphinx as Egyptology has uncovered it

21.0009 Island of Isis: Philae Temple of the Nile W Macquitty 1976 duplicate of 21.0004

21.0010

The Followers of Horus: Eastern Desert Survey Report Volume 1

David Rohl

2000

the search for evidence of early travellers to Egypt

21.0010 Luxor: Guide to the Temples and Tombs of Ancient Thebes Ian Portman 1989

21.0011 The Temple of Edfu Simpkins 1983 guide to the temple

21.0012 United with Eternity: Guide to Medinet Habu WJ Murname 1989 Oriental Institute Chicago guide

21.0013

Classical Art Tour: The Valley of the Kings

A M Donadoni Roveril

1990

very good photos and text in this compact book

21.0016

Abydos - Esna - Kom Ombo - Aswan - Kalabsha - Philae - Abu Simbel

A Van der Heyden

Al Ahram / El Servier series

21.0017 The Pyramids A Van der Heyden same series

21.0018

Ancient Centres of Egyptian Civilization

Editors: HS Smith & Rosalind Hall

1983

21.0019 El-Amarna MV Seton-Williams Undated Booklet – signed by author

21.0020 Sites – Kom Ombo Undated In English/German/French


CATEGORY 22 - TRAVEL Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

22.0001 Berlitz Guide to Egypt 1988

22.00011 as above

22.0002R Cairo and How To See It 1933 RESTRICTED LOAN

22.0003 Cities of the World (Number 1) - Cairo Desmond Stewart 1965

22.0004 Insight Guide to Cairo 1982

22.0005 Insight Guide to Egypt 1988

22.0006 Collin's Illustrated Guide to Egypt 1988

22.00061 as above

22.0007 Dollarwise Guide to Egypt 1985

22.0008 Egypt Today Jean Hureau 1981

22.0009 Egypt & The Red Sea with Thomson

22.0010 Guide Poche Univers Marcus - Egypt 1981 a pocket guide

22.0011 An Egyptian Journal William Golding 1985

22.0012 Longman's Business Guide to Egypt 1984

22.0013

Penguin Guide to Ancient Egypt

William J Murnane

1983

excellent 'in the field' guidebook to all of the archaeological sites

22.0014 The Times Bartholomew Guide to Egypt 1987

22.0015 Beyond the Pyramids - Travels in Egypt Douglas Kennedy 1988 travels beyond the tourist tracks

22.0016

Riding the Desert Trail -By Bicycle to the Source of the Nile

Bettina Selby

1988

a bike ride from Mediterranean to Nile's source

22.0017 Egypt: Land of the Valley Robin Fedden 1977 well-written travelogue

22.0018

Egypt: A Traveller's Anthology

Christopher Pick

1991

excellent book, travel from the comfort of your armchair

22.0019 Tourist Information: Egypt useful pocket guide

22.00191 as above but in French

22.0020 Upper Egypt & the Red Sea a complete guide

22.0021

The Rape of the Nile

Brian M Fagin

1975

tomb robbers, tourists and archaeologists

22.0022 Guide to the Oases and Western Desert of Egypt Cassandra Vivian 1992

22.0023 Cairo: Biography of a City James Aldridge 1967

22.0024 Beyond the Pyramids: Travels in Egypt Douglas Kennedy 1998

22.002 Baedeker's Egypt 1985 the definitive traveller’s guide


CATEGORY 23 - UNCLASSIFIED Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

23.0001

Keeper of Genesis

Robert Bauval & Graham Hancock

1996

another quest for Mankind's hidden legacies

23.0002 Fingerprints of the Gods:A Quest for the Beginning & the End Graham Hancock 1995 trying to solve the mysteries of the past

23.0003

Agypten Aszination und Abenteuer

Eva Eggerbrecht

1987

in German, but with wonderful old and new photos

23.0004 The Orion Mystery

Robert Bauval & Adrian Gilbert

1998

'unlocking the secrets of the pyramids'

23.0005 Act of God Graham Phillips 1998 alternative answers to Egypt's past

23.0006

Kingdom of the Ark

Lorraine Evans

2000

alternative theories about Egyptians in Britain

23.0007 The Copper Scroll Decoded Robert Father 2000 the search for buried treasure in Egypt

23.0011 The Lost Testament David Rohl 2002

23.0012 Pyramid Odyssey William R Fix 1978

CATEGORY R - REFERENCE ONLY Item No. Title Author(s) Date Notes

R.0001

Atlas of Ancient Egypt

John Baines & Jaromir Malek

1994

signed by John Baines NOT FOR LOAN

R.0002 El Amarna MV Seton Williams signed copy NOT FOR LOAN

books

Documents

konsthistorische museum

egyptian archaeology

egyptian collections

british museum cat

petrie museum treasures

egyptian obelisks

vienna antiquities museum

ashmolean museum oxford