Mummies

Adams: Egyptian Mummies. Paperback

Egyptian Mummies. Paperback
by Barbara Adams
64 pages, 49 illustrations. There is a section on the practice of animal mummification in the later periods with a chapter which summarises the modern research into the subject from Greek times up to the present day with an accompanying bibliography for each entry

9780852639443

Andrews: Egyptian Mummies. Paperback

Egyptian Mummies. Paperback
Carol Andrews
96 pages, with 45 colour and 45 bw illustrations, second edition, 1998. Carol Andrews presents an illustrated account of how mummies were made, the religious beliefs which lay behind this practice, the ornate coffins and elaborate tombs which housed the bodies and the grave goods which accompanied them.

9780714121390

Arriaza: Beyond Death. The Chinchorro Mummies of Ancient Chile. Cloth

Beyond Death. The Chinchorro Mummies of Ancient Chile. Cloth
by Bernardo T. Arriaza
176 pages, with 54 text figures, 21 colour plates, 6 tables. 1995
Comprehensive study of 282 examples permits classification, description, and interpretation of mummification techniques and of details of health, diet, technology, settlement, and society between 5000 and 1700 BC. Argues that mummification was invented in Arica-Camerones region to insure continuity of life in the context of environmental uncertainty

9781560985129

Ashman: Make This Model Egyptian Mummy. Paperback

Make This Model Egyptian Mummy. Paperback
by Iain Ashman
The complete model measures ca. 13,5 x 13 x 31 cm. 1994

0746019882

Aufderheide: The Scientific Study of Mummies. Hardback

Scientific Study of Mummies. Hardback
Arthur C. Aufderheide
626 pages, 17 line diagrams 328 half-tones 6 colour plates. 2002. The fact that bodies decay after death has concerned humans throughout the ages. Many cultures have attempted to arrest this decay, so that bodies are preserved (or mummified) in a state as near to life as possible, but spontaneously mummified bodies are also found.

9780521818261

Barber: The Mummies of Ürümchi: Did Europeans Migrate to China 4,4000 Years Ago? Paperback

Mummies of Urumchi: Did Europeans Migrate to China 4,4000 Years Ago? Paperback
by Elizabeth Wayland Barber
240 pages with text, maps and other text illustrations, 16 pages with colour illustrations, bibliography and index. 2000. A look at the incredibly well-preserved ancient mummies found in Western China describes their clothing and appearance, attempts to reconstruct their culture, and speculates about how Caucasians could have found their way to the feet of the Himalayan mountains.

9780393320190

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Berger: Mummies of the Pharaohs: Exploring the Valley of the Kings. Hardback

Mummies of the Pharaohs: Exploring the Valley of the Kings. Hardback
Melvin Berger and Gilda berger (National Geographic Society)
66 pages, with numerous colour illustrations. 2001. Starting with the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb and its glorious treasures, the authors explore Egypt's entire Valley of the Kings, discussing the various tombs and their occupants.

978079227223618

Boessneck: Die Münchner Ochsenmumie. A5

Münchner Ochsenmumie
Joachim Boessneck
96 Seiten. 28 Tafeln mit über 200 Abbildungen. 1987

3806781036

Borg: Der zierlichste Anblick der Welt ...: Ägyptische Porträtmumien. A4. Gebunden

Zierlichste Anblick der Welt...: Ägyptische Porträtmumien. A4. Gebunden
Barbara Borg
108 Seiten, mit 99 Farb- und 32 schwarz-weiss Abbildungen. 1998

9783805322638

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

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

9780822339922 0822339927

Brier: The Encyclopedia of Mummies. Paperback

Encyclopedia of Mummies. Paperback. Printed on acid-free paper
by Bob Brier
vii, 248 pages, with many illustrations. 1998. Includes entries for famous and obscure mummies, mummification techniques, scientists and explorers who have made significant finds, and the cultural background of human preservation.

9780816039067

David: Egyptian Mummies and Modern Science. Hardback

Egyptian Mummies and Modern Science. Hardback
Edited by Rosalie David
326 pages, 4 tavles. 2008. Egyptian mummies have always aroused popular and scientific interest; however, most modern studies, although significantly increased in number and range, have been published in specialist journals. Now, this unique book, written by a long-established team of scientists, brings this exciting, cross-disciplinary area of research to a wider readership.

9780521865791

Egyptian Mummy Case Cut-out. kit / model book / pack

Egyptian Mummy Case Cut-out. kit / model book / pack
1997. A replica of an Egyptian mummy's coffin which makes up into a pencil case. The original was made for a priest of the god Amen-Re, buried around 1050 BC at Thebes. The priest's face and wig are modelled on the lid. The lower half of the case consists of panels showing gods and symbols

9780714117850

Fischhaber: Mumifizierung im koptischen Ägypten. Eine Untersuchung zur Körperlichkeit im 1. Jahrtausend nach Chr.. Broschiert

Mumifizierung im koptischen Ägypten. Eine Untersuchung zur Körperlichkeit im 1. Jahrtausend nach Chr.. Broschiert, ca. 21x29,5cm
Gudrun Fischhaber
274 Seiten, mit Literaturverzeichnis. 1997

9783447039949 39

Hawass: The Valley of the Golden Mummies. The Greatest Egyptian Discovery since Tutankhamun. Cloth

Valley of the Golden Mummies. The Greatest Egyptian Discovery since Tutankhamun. Cloth. Ca. 30x26 cm
By Zahi Hawass
224 pages, 250 colour illustrations. 2000. Part I: Valley of the Golden Mummies. Part II: Egypt-Ancient to Greco-Roman. Part III: Excavations in Bahariya Oasis. In May 1996, a donkey stumbled into an opening in the sand in the Egyptian desert, revealing a vast multi-chambered tomb containing more than 10,000 mummies.

9781852278496 1852278498

Ikram, Dodson:The Mummy in Ancient Egypt. Equipping the Dead for Eternity. How Egyptian Mummies Were Made, Wrapped, Adorned and Sheltered for Eternity. Hardcover

Mummy in Ancient Egypt. Hardcover
Salima Ikram and Aidan Dodson
352 pages, 485 illustrations, 37 in color. 1998. The first part of this book provides an overview of burial rites and tomb development in ancient Egypt, from the Giza pyramids to the Valley of the Kings and beyond. The second part presents a detailed survey of changing burial practice during the pharaonic era.

9780500050880

Ikram: Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt. Hardcover

Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt. Hardcover
Salima Ikram
242 pages, with glossary, index and with numerous illustrations. 2003. In Ancient Egypt, how you died was just as important as how you lived. After all, your eternal existence was at stake.

9780582772168

Ikram: Divine Creatures. Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt. Cloth

Divine Creatures. Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt. Cloth
edited by Salima Ikram
xxi, 257 pages, with 24 color plates, and numerous black-white illustrations. 2005

9789774248580

Mahdy: Mummies, Myth and Magic in Ancient Egypt. Paperback

Mummies, Myth and Magic in Ancient Egypt. Paperback
by Christine El Mahdy
192 pages, with 22 colour and 133 black-white illustrations. 2002. Describes the origins and purpose of mummification, clears up misconceptions about mummies, and looks at recent scientific studies.

9780500275795

Mallory: The Tarim Mummies: Ancient China and the Mystery of the Earliest Peoples from the West. Hardback.

Tarim Mummies: Ancient China and the Mystery of the Earliest Peoples from the West. Hardback
By J.P. Mallory and Victor H. Mair
352 pages, with 13 colour and 177 black-white illustrations. 2000. The best-preserved mummies are in the museums of Xinjiang, China. For thousands of years the occupants of the Tarim deserts buried their dead in the desert sands. The mummies' faces are European, and this study tries to explain their origin.

9780500051016, 05000510112850

Mumien im Doppelpack: 1: Ägyptische Mumien. Unsterblichkeit im Land der Pharaonen. 2: Mumien. Der Traum vom ewigen Leben

Mumien im Doppelpack: 1: Landesmuseum Württemberg Stuttgart: Ägyptische Mumien. Unsterblichkeit im Land der Pharaonen. 2: Wieczorek, Tellenbach, Rosendahl: Mumien. Der Traum vom ewigen Leben
Umschreibung: Sehe die Einzeltitel
2 Bände statt Euro 59.80 nur Euro 49.80

978380533798n

O'Farrell: The Tutankhamun Deception: The True Story of the Mummy's Curse

Tutankhamun Deception: The True Story of the Mummy's Curse. Paperback.
by Gerald O'Farrell
302 pages, illustrations, maps, plan. 2002. This title claims that the tomb of Tutankhamun was actually discovered several years before the world was told of it. Was "the curse of Tutankhamun", perhaps a systematic way of getting rid of those who might have exposed the secret before those in charge were ready to reveal it?

9780330481687 0330481681

Pace: Wrapped for Eternity: The Story of the Egyptian Mummy. Paperback

Wrapped for Eternity: The Story of the Egyptian Mummy. Paperback
by Mildred Mastin Pace
192 pages, many illustrations. 1998. Explores the mysteries of the mummification process, tomb robbing, x-raying of mummy bundles, and myths about mummies. "An outstanding book of the year"-The New York Times

9780872265493

Pringle: The Mummy Congress

Mummy Congress
by Heather Pringle
368 pages, and 16 colour plates. 2001. This book introduces us to the eccentric world of the researchers who investigate such phenomena as the child mummies of the Chinchorro, preserved over 7000 years ago.

9781841151120

Smith: The Royal Mummies. Catalogue général des Antiquités Égyptiennes du Musée du Caire No's 61051 - 61100

Royal Mummies: Catalogue général des Antiquités Égyptiennes du Musée du Caire Nos 61051 - 61100. Paperback
Elliott Smith
188 pages text in English and French, 103 plates with photos. First published in 1912. Two were discovered in 1881 (at Deir el-Bahri) and 1898 (in the tomb of Amenophis II), containing the bodies of more then 50 kings, queens, lesser royals and nobles who lived in the second half of the second millennium BC.

9780715629598 071562959x

Stewart: Mummie Cases and Inscribed Funerary Cones in the Petrie Collection. Paperback

Mummie Cases and Inscribed Funerary Cones in the Petrie Collection. Paperback
H.M. Stewart
83 pages, 25 Plates. 1986

9780856683121 0856683124

Taylor: Mummy: The Inside Story. Paprback

Mummy: The Inside Story. Paprback. 28x21cm
John H. Taylor
48 pages, 71 colour and 29 bw illustrations. 2004. The 3,000 year-old mummy of the Egyptian priest Nesperennub has never been removed from its beautifully painted case, but now the latest non-invasive imaging technology has revealed what lies inside.

9780714119625 0714119628

Taylor: Unwrapping a Mummy. The Life, Death and Embalming of Horemkenesi. Paperback

Unwrapping a Mummy. The Life, Death and Embalming of Horemkenesi. Paperback
by John H. Taylor
112 pages, many illustrations in black-white and colour. 1995

9780714109787 0714109789

Württemberg Stuttgart: Ägyptische Mumien. Unsterblichkeit im Land der Pharaonen. Gebunden

Aegyptische Mumien. Unsterblichkeit im Land der Pharaonen. 24 x 28 cm. Gebunden
Herausgegeben von Landesmuseum Württemberg Stuttgart
335 Seiten, 398 Farb- und 34 sw Abbildungen. 2007. Der Katalog zur Großen Landesausstellung "Ägyptische Mumien, Unsterblichkeit im Land der Pharaonen" ermöglicht, das einzigartige Erbe dieser eindrucksvollen Kultur zu entdecken. Neben kostbaren Grabbeigaben verdeutlichen vor allem die Mumien die Sehnsucht nach Unsterblichkeit.

9783805337786

Wieczorek, Tellenbach, Rosendahl: Mumien. Der Traum vom ewigen Leben. Gebunden

Mumien. Der Traum vom ewigen Leben. 24x28cm. Gebunden
Herausgegeben von Alfried Wieczorek, Michael Tellenbach und Wilfried Rosendahl
xviii, 378 Seiten mit 328 Farb- und 36 Schwarzweißabbildungen. 2007. Mumien verbindet man meistens mit dem Alten Ägypten. Dass es jedoch auch in zahlreichen anderen Kulturen Asiens, Amerikas und im Pazifikraum Mumifizierungs-praktiken gab, beweist der Begleitband zu einer großen Sonderausstellung in den Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen in Mannheim.

9783805337793