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Cairo: Tiradritti: Egyptian Treasures from the Egyptian Museum Cairo. Cloth. American edition

Cairo Museum: Egyptian Treasures from the Egyptian Museum Cairo. Hardcover. Ca.26x35cm
edited by Francesco Tiradritti, photographs by Araldo De Luca
416 pages, 664 photographs, in full colour. 1999. This work is a showcase for the treasures of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Following the chronological layout of the Museum, the book tours the collections held in each hall, with accompanying text by international Egyptologists.

Cairo: Tiradritti: The Cairo Museum: Masterpieces of Egyptian Art. Cloth

Cairo Museum: Masterpieces of Egyptian Art. Cloth. The British edition. 26 x 36 cm
Edited by Francesco Tiradritti. Photographs by De Luca
416 pages. With 664 photographs in full colour. 1999. Highlights include the 4,000 year old jewels of a princess from Dahshur, the funerary treasure of Queen Ahhotep, the tombs of the kings and queens at Tanis on the Nile Delta, statues from the Temple of Amun at Karnak, and, of course, the treasure of Tutankhamun.

Cambridge Ancient History: Plates to Volumes 1 and 2. 2nd Edition. Hardback

Cambridge Ancient History: Plates to Volumes 1 and 2. 2nd Edition. Hardback
Edited by I. E. S. Edwards, C. J. Gadd, N. G. L. Hammond, E. Sollberger
223 pages. 1977, 1989, 1995. A new Plates Volume to accompany the four Parts of The Cambridge Ancient History, Volumes I and II.

Campaign 022 Healy: Qadesh 1300 BC. Clash of the Warrior Kings 9781855323001

Qadesh 1300 BC. Clash of the Warrior Kings
by Mark Healy
96 pages. The earliest battle in history which can be reconstructed in detail, Qadesh pitted the two great warriors of the age against each other, Muwatallish of Hatti and the great warrior-Pharaoh Rameses II.

Cannon-Brown: Nefer: The Aesthetic Ideal in Classical Egypt. Hardback

Nefer: The Aesthetic Ideal in Classical Egypt. Hardback
by Willie Cannon-Brown
x, 116 pages. 2007. This book provides an original treatment of the concept of good and beauty in ancient Egypt. It seeks to examine the dimensions of nefer, the term used to describe the good and the beautiful, within the context of ordinary life. Because the book is based upon original research on ancient Egypt it opens up space for a review of the aesthetics of other African societies in the Nile Valley

Capel: Mistress of the House, Mistress of Heaven. Women in Ancient Egypt. Cloth

Mistress of the House, Mistress of Heaven. Women in Ancient Egypt. Cloth, 24x31cm
edited by Anne K. Capel and Glenn E. Markoe
235 pages, with 117 color plates, 112 black and white illustrations, chronology, map, bibliography and index. 1997

Carroll: Earthly Paradises: Ancient Gardens in History and Archaeology. Hardbound

Earthly Paradises: Ancient Gardens in History and Archaeology. Hardbound
by Maureen Carroll
144 pages, 72 colour and 30 black-white illustrations. This title which brings together archaeological and literary evidence surrounding ancient gardens, also examines the tasks and role of gardeners, and assesses the evidence for various types of plants and trees, and for ancient horticultural practices.

Carter: The Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen. Paperback

Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen. Paperback
Howard Carter and A. C. Mace. 382 pages, 105 illustrations, 1923. 104 on-the-spot photographs depict the phases of the discovery and the scrupulous cataloging of the treasures.

Carter: The Tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen: Volume 2: The Tomb and Burial Chamber. Paperback

Tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen. The Tomb and Burial Chamber. Paperback
by Howard Carter
367 pages, index, 6 appendices, 88 plates with 153 illustrations. 2001. It was originally published in 1927 as the second volume of Carter's trilogy. It records the opening of the four protective shrines; the discovery within of Tutankhamun's quartz-sandstone sarcophagus; the extraction of the king's three anthropoid coffins (the innermost of solid gold) and the final examination of the pharoah's splendidly bejewelled mummy.

Carter: The Tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen: Volume 3. The Annexe and Treasury. Paperback

Tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen. The Annexe and Treasury. Paperback
Howard Carter
299 pages, index, appendix, 80 plates. 2000. Originally published in 1933, this is the third volume of Carter's trilogy describing the excavation of the two store chambers of the tomb of Tutankhamun, within which were gathered many of the boy-king's most splended funerary treasures.

Carter: The Tomb of Tutankhamen. Hardback

Tomb of Tutankhamen. Hardback
By Howard Carter. 352 pages. 2008

Casson: Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt. Paperback

Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt. Paperback
by Lionel Casson
164 pages, 10 illustrations. Revised and Expanded Edition 2001

Casson: Libraries in the Ancient World. Paperback

Libraries in the Ancient World. Paperback
by Lionel Casson
177 pages, with many illustrations. 2002. The story of Ancient libraries from their very beginnings, when "books" were clay tablets and writing was a new phenomenon. Lionel Casson explores the royal libraries of the Ancient Near East, the private and public libraries of Greece and Rome, and the first Christian monastic libraries

Casson: Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World. Paperback

Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World. Paperback
by Lionel Casson
xxviii, 470 pages, 197 illustrations. 1995. Traces the history of early ships and seamanship from pre-dynastic Egypt to the Roman empire. The book describes the ships themselves as well as the crews, weaponry, cargo storage, methods of navigation and harbour facilities.

Castiglioni: Das Goldland der Pharaonen: Die Entdeckung von Berenike Pancrisia. Gebunden

Goldland der Pharaonen. Die Entdeckung von Berenike Pancrisia. Gebunden
Alfredo und Angelo Castiglioni
192 Seiten, mit 294 Abbildungen. 1998. Das mystische Berenike Pankrisia, die Stadt, ganz aus Gold erbaut, wurde lange Zeit an den Kusten des Roten Meeres gesucht. In 1989 im Wadi Allaqi inmitten der Nubischen Wüste entdeckt. In allen Einzelheiten schildert der vorliegende Band das Unternehmen, das zur Wiederentdeckung der großen "ganz aus Gold erbauten" Bergwerksstadt Berenike Pankrisia in der Nubischen Wüste führte.

Castillos: A Reappraisal of the Published Evidence on Egyptian Predynastic and Early Dynastic Cemeteries.

Reappraisal of the Published Evidence on Egyptian Predynastic and Early Dynastic Cemeteries
by J.J. Castillos
ca. 200 pages, with 1 map, 13 tables, sources. 1982, reduced price

Castillos: A Study of the Spatial Distribution of Large and Richly Endowed Tombs in Egyptian Predynastic and Early Dynastic Cemeteries. Paperback

Study of the Spatial Distribution of Large and Richly Endowed Tombs in Egyptian Predynastic and Early Dynastic Cemeteries. Paperback, 21.5x28cm.
by J.J. Castillos
30 pages, tables, maps, reduced price

Cathor: The Conservation of Wall Paintings. Paperback

Conservation of Wall Paintings. Paperback. 21x29 cm. The conservation of some paintings, such as the Sistine Chapel, Central Asian Wall Paintings, and the Nefertari tomb are discussed. With a.o.: Preuser: Scientific and Technical Examination of the Tomb of Queen Nefertari at Thebes. 12 pages with text, 9 colour illustrations. A total of 149 pages, 60 color, 85 bw-illustrations, 21 Line Drawings. 1991
Edited by Sharon Cather

Cauville: Dendara. Le fonds hiéroglyphique au temps de Cléopâtre. Broché

Dendara. Le fonds hiéroglyphique au temps de Cléopâtre. Broché
S. Cauville
259 pp, 19 x 28 cm. 2001

Cauville: Dendara. Les fêtes d'Hathor. Cloth

Dendara. Les fêtes d'Hathor. Cloth / Gebunden
by S. Cauville
viii, 141 pages, planches 1-37, planches i-xlv. 2002. This volume focuses on the public holidays dedicated to Hathor. Based on three main calendrical sources, inscriptions and cult statues, the study looks at the holidays’ religious aspects (the nature and role of the deity) and the structure of proceedings (including processions and visits to chapels), both in general and with specific references to Hathor.

Ceram: Das Buch der Pyramiden

Buch der Pyramiden
C.W. Ceram
190 Seiten, illustriert, 16 Farb-Tafeln

Champollion, Sarofim Harlé: Egypt: Stones of Light. Harcover

Egypt: Stones of Light. Harcover
by Hervé Champollion, text by Diane Sarofim Harlé
144 pages, numerous colour illustrations (with explanation) 2004. A compelling visual record of the great monuments, temples, and palaces of ancient Egypt traces the history of one of the world's greatest ancient civilizations, documenting what these stone treasures reveal about the Egyptian religion, military campaigns, everyday life, royalty, and art

Chase: The Riddle of the Sphinx: A Key to the Mysteries and a Synthesis of Philosophy. Ringbinder

Riddle of the Sphinx: A Key to the Mysteries and a Synthesis of Philosophy. Ringbinder
by Munsell Chase
86 pages, illustrated, reprint of the 1915 edition

Chauveau: Cleopatra: Beyond the Myth. Hardcover

Cleopatra: Beyond the Myth. Hardcover
Michel Chauveau, translated from the French by David Lorton
viii, 104 pages, map, biblography, index, chronology of the Ptolemies. 2002. Attempts to correct the myths surrounding Cleopatra's personal and public lives by discussing such issues as her relationship with Mark Antony and the efforts she and others made to romanticize her own life

Chauveau: Cleopatra: Beyond the Myth. Paperback

Cleopatra: Beyond the Myth. Paperback
Michel Chauveau, translated from the French by David Lorton
viii, 104 pages, map, biblography, index, chronology of the Ptolemies. 2002. Attempts to correct the myths surrounding Cleopatra's personal and public lives by discussing such issues as her relationship with Mark Antony and the efforts she and others made to romanticize her own life

Chauveau: Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra. Paperback

Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra: History and Society Under the Ptolemies. Paperback.
by Chauveau, Michel / Lorton, David (TRN)
vii, 226 pages, 44 illustrations. 2000. Coming to power just before the unstable state was about to be absorbed into an autocratic empire, Cleopatra oversaw not only Egypt's progress as an influential regional power, but also the fragile peace of its ethnically mixed population.

Chavalas: Mesopotamia and the Bible: Comparative Explorations. Paperback

Mesopotamia and the Bible: Comparative Explorations. Paperback
edited by Mark W. Chavalas and K. Lawson Younger
396 pages. 2002. Renewed interest in Eastern (or "Mesopotamian") Syria has radically altered our understanding of not only the ancient Near East, but of the Bible as well. Aimed at ancient Near Eastern and biblical scholars, this volume charts the state of our knowledge, following a general chronological flow.

Chubb: Nefertiti Lived Here. Paperback

Nefertiti Lived Here. Paperback
by Mary Chubb. Illustrated by Ralph Lavers. Volume editor: Peter Lacovara
192 pages, 16 illustrations. 2001

Clark: The Sacred Magic of Ancient Egypt: The Spiritual Practice Restored. Paperback

Sacred Magic of Ancient Egypt: The Spiritual Practice Restored. Paperback
by: Rosemary Clark
xxxii, 383 pages. 2003. In The Sacred Magic of Ancient Egypt, Rosemary Clark presents a comprehensive guide to a modern practice of ancient Egyptian theurgy. Included are daily rituals, annual ceremonies, and the founding of a temple tradition for either the sole practitioner or a gathering of celebrants.

Clark: The Sacred Tradition in Ancient Egypt. The Esoteric Wisdom Revealed. Paperback

Sacred Tradition in Ancient Egypt. The Esoteric Wisdom Revealed. Paperback
Rosemary Clark
xxxv, 455 pages, 70 figures, 22 tables, 9 photos. Examines the esoteric tradition of Egypt though language, cosmology and temple life, showing that its sacred mandate was the transformation of the human condition into its original substance. The text includes practical exercises and a discussion of Egypt's revitalizing potential.

Clark: Two Pharoahs: Hatshepsut and Tuthmose III. Paperback

Two Pharoahs: Hatshepsut and Tuthmose III. Paperback
by Philip R. Clark
184 pages. 2007

Clarke: Ancient Egyptian Construction and Architecture. Paperback

Ancient Egyptian Construction and Architecture. Paperback
by Clarke, Somers / Engelbach, Reginald
352 pages, with appendices, index and bibliography, 125 half-tones, 144 line illustrations
Reprint 1930 edition, 1990

Clarysse: Keizers aan de Nijl. Grote paperback

Keizers aan de Nijl. Grote paperback, ca. 24 x 30 cm
W. Clarysse
Deel 1: de mensen. Deel 2: de goden. Deel 3: katalogus. Totaal 344 pagina's, honderden kleuren- en zwartwit- foto's

Clayton: Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt. Paperback

Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt. Paperback
by Peter A. Clayton
224 pages, 130 colour and 220 black-white illustrations. 2006. Biographical accounts of all the 170 or more known pharaohs. Lives and personalities of famous kings and Queens: Akhenaten, Tutankhamun, Ramesses the Great, Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, Cleopatra. A.s.o.

Clayton: The Valley of the Kings: Digging Up the Past. Hardback

Valley of the Kings. Digging Up the Past. Hardback. Ca. 4o.
Peter A. Clayton. 48 pages, with glossary, numerous colour illustrations, maps, time-lines etc. Provides a history of the Egyptian Valley of the Kings and the antiquities found there
not only for children, it is a nice informative book

Clère: Les chauves d'Hathor. Cloth

Chauves d'Hathor. Cloth
Jacques Jean Clère
xx, 257 pages. 1995. Témoins d'une dévotion populaire apparue au Nouvel Empire, certaines statues égyptiennes représentent des personnages qui se disent "chauve d'Hathor" ou de toute autre déesse assimilée à Hathor.

Cline, O'Connor: Thutmose III: A New Biography. Extensive treatment of this pivotal figure in the ancient Mediterranean world. Cloth

Thutmose III: A New Biography. Extensive treatment of this pivotal figure in the ancient Mediterranean world. Cloth
edited by Eric H. Cline and David OConnor
588 pages, 41 photographs, 20 drawings, 4 maps, 4 charts. 2006. Includes an overview of his life, detailed examinations of civil administration, the religion and cults, the monumental architecture and royal building program, royal tombs and iconography, royal portraiture and ideology, the artistic production, the Northern and Southern campaigns

Cline: From Eden to Exile: Unraveling Mysteries of the Bible. Paperback

From Eden to Exile: Unraveling Mysteries of the Bible. Paperback
by Eric H. Cline
xv, 239 pages, 40 photographs. 2008. Cline debunks many of the looney hypotheses that have been presented by others and, for the first time, places all of these stories securely in their archaeological and historical contexts, with language and presentation that will appeal to the popular reader and scholarly rigueur that will appeal to the academic.

Cohen: Amarna Diplomacy: Beginnings of International Relations. Paperback

Amarna Diplomacy: Beginnings of International Relations. Paperback
edited by Raymond Cohen and Raymond Westbrook
307 pages, map, table of events. 2002. In 1887, a peasant woman stumbled across a 3000-year-old trove of cuneiform tablets in Amarna, Upper Egypt. The editors of this work have brought together a team of social scientists and ancient historians to explore the world of ancient Near Eastern statecraft portrayed in the letters.

Colla: Conflicted Antiquities: Egyptology, Egyptomania, Egyptian Modernity. Paperback

Conflicted Antiquities: Egyptology, Egyptomania, Egyptian Modernity. Paperback
by Elliott Colla
x, 345 pages. 2007

Collins: From Egypt to Babylon: The International Age 1550-500BC. Hardback

From Egypt to Babylon: The International Age 1550-500BC. Hardback
By Paul Collins
208 pages, 150 colour illustrations. 2008. The ancient Egyptians, Minoans, Mycenaeans, Hittites, Canaanites, Hurrians, Aramaeans, Israelites, Urartians, Mannaeans, Assyrians, Phygians, Kassites, Chaldeans, Elamites, Scythians, Medes and Persians. An evocative list of peoples: but who were they?

Collins: Gods of Eden. Egypt's Lost Legacy and the Genedid of Civilization. Paperback

Gods of Eden. Egypt's Lost Legacy and the Genedid of Civilization. Paperback
by Andrew Collins
x, 372 pages, with notes, bibliography, index, many illustrations (16 pages of plates)
1998, 2002

Collins: The Hittites and Their World. Paperback

Hittites and Their World. Paperback
by Billie Jean Collins
xvi, 254 pages. 2007. Lost to history for millennia, the Hittites have regained their position among the great civilizations of the Late Bronze Age Near East, thanks to a century of archaeological discovery and philological investigation.

Collins: Tutankhamun: The Exodus Conspiracy. The Truth Behind Archaeology's Greatest Mystery

Tutankhamun: The Exodus Conspiracy. The Truth Behind Archaeology's Greatest Mystery
by Andrew Collins and Chris Ogilvie-Herald. 400 pages, 12 pages photo's. 2003. Everyone knows about the troubles which beset the remarkable find of the tomb of Tutankhamun. But less well known is the discovery of papyri relating to the Biblical story of the Exodus which questioned Israel's rights in Palestine and could have had a catastrophic influence on world events

Collins: Tutankhamun: The Exodus Conspiracy. The Truth Behind Archaeology's Greatest Mystery. Cloth

Tutankhamun: The Exodus Conspiracy. The Truth Behind Archaeology's Greatest Mystery. Cloth
by Andrew Collins and Chris Ogilvie-Herald
349 pages text, 12 pages with photo's. Everyone knows about the troubles which beset the remarkable find of the tomb of Tutankhamun. But less well known is the discovery of papyri relating to the Biblical story of the Exodus which questioned Israel's rights in Palestine and could have had a catastrophic influence on world events

Constantine: Bast and Sekhmet: Eyes of Ra. Paperback

Bast and Sekhmet: Eyes of Ra. Paperback
Storm Constantine & Elois Coquio
320 pages, with 12 illustrations. I: Pleasures of the Gods, II: Useful Addresses. 2006

Cooke: Osiris: A Study in Myths, Mysteries and Religion. Ca. A5

Osiris: A Study in Myths, Mysteries and Religion
Harold P. Cooke, M.A.
160 pages, 1 illustration

Corbelli: The Art of Death in Graeco-Roman Egypt. Paperback

Art of Death in Graeco-Roman Egypt. Paperback
Author Judith A. Corbelli
80 pages, 53 colour and 26 bw illustrations, 2006. Some of the most spectacular discoveries were in the field of Graeco-Roman funerary archaeology, the poignant mummy portraits and grave stelae, the extensive cemeteries of Alexandria and Marina el-Alamein, the magnificent Golden Mummies of Bahariya and this work brings together in one volume an introduction to all the categories of funerary art of the period.

Cotterell: The Chariot. The Astounding Rise and Fall of the World's First War Machine. Paperback

Chariot. The Astounding Rise and Fall of the World's First War Machine. Paperback
by Arthur Cotterell
208 pages, 150 illustrations. 2005. Right across the Old World from Ireland, through Rome, Greece, Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China, the use of the chariot is recounted in epic and history.

Cottrell: Life Under the Pharaohs. Paperback

Life Under the Pharaohs. Paperback
Leonard Cottrell
210 pages, 8 illustrations. 2004. Reconstructing everyday life in the Egypt of 1500 BC, this study focuses on a central character, Vizier Rekhmire, as he goes about his working day of official duties, hunting with his son or witnessing the ritual of healing magic, with a brief overview of Egyptian history.