Egyptian Mummies: Two Book Collection

Item Number: 171
Time Left: CLOSED
Description
Egyption Mummies: Egyptologist Delia Pemberton unravels the mystery of mummification in Egyptian Mummies: People from the Past. Focusing on seven mummies that currently reside in the British Museum, this volume provides a wealth of information about such subjects as tomb preparation, funeral equipment and 18th- and 19th-century mummy mania. Full-color photographs of tombs and period artifacts plus sidebars punctuate the text. Pemberton wraps it all up with a glossary, index and suggestions for further reading. AND Mummies (Kingfisher Knowledge) (Hardcover): These series entries have more text and a cleaner design to provide more in-depth coverage . . . stunning, captioned photographs and illustrations that emphasize the many intriguing factual details in the text. Chapters end with a summary, a list of Web and print resources, brief details about careers related to the topic, and organizations to contact . . . colorful and accessible