Egypt-omania : our three thousand year obsession with the land of the pharaohs / Bob Brier.
Egypt-omania : our three thousand year obsession with the land of the pharaohs / Bob Brier.
Egypt-omania : our three thousand year obsession with the land of the pharaohs / Bob Brier.
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Publisher
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
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G 2014/4767
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English
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Physical content
xix, 229 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Birth of a collection -- Rome and the birth of Egyptomania -- Napoleon on the Nile -- How an obelisk and a canal conquered France -- The amazing voyage of Cleopatra's needle -- Egypt for sale : Victorian Egyptomania -- New York gets its obelisk -- The mummies sing songs of the Nile -- Tutankhamen, s...
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Publisher
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Edition
First Edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2013.
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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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Egypt-omania : our three thousand year obsession with the land of the pharaohs / Bob Brier.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2014/4767
Record Identifier
74VKKjeKO7PX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKKjeKO7PX
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ISBN
1137278609
9781137278609
DDC
932.0072
MMS ID
991021979529702626
