Baines, John and Jaromik, Malek: Atlas of Ancient Egypt
Bauval Robert, Graham Hancock.
KEEPER OF GENESIS A Quest for the Hidden Legacy of Mankind
Heinemann London 1996
These two parahistorians tend to revise their theories every couple of years but nevertheless as a trained experienced and professional engineer who's worked in middle eastern climactic conditions Bauval's ideas and speculations about building the pyramid are of interest.
Bunson, Margaret: Dictionary of Ancient Egypt More a library reference work
suitable for younger students and beginners
Callender, Gae: Also author of books on Minoan Crete Egypt in the Old Kingdom
The eye of Horus
Canfora Luciano - The Vanished Library
(okay so this deals with the Library at Alexandria
but its a must read!
Clayton, Peter : Chronicle of the Pharaohs
The Complete Reign by reign
Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt
Neith highly recommends you nag your local library into buying this book!
Davies,Vivian and Renee Friedman 1998 EGYPT
British Museum Press - book to accompany recent Tv series
Highly recommended - reviews recent archaeology developments and covers nubia and other areas
EGYPT'S SUN KING _ Amenhotep 3
Joanne Fletcher 2000
Highly recommended - 5 star for text illos and photograph. Beg your library to buy it! Another of Duncan Baird Publishers beatiful books!
Grimal, Nicholas: A History of Ancient Egypt.
More for tertiary and advanced students
A good introduction if you want a more scholarly approach.
Not for beginners though
Hart, George: Pharaohs and Pyramids
A Guide through Old Kingdom Egypt
1991 - The Herbert Press
Covers from the Predynastic to the end of the Old Kingdom period
Good illos and history
HAWASS, Zahi:
SILENT IMAGES Women in Pharaonic Egypt
A Large coffee table size book of the sort that generally gets placed in the quarto reference section on the library with wonderful high quality photos and cometary by a leading Egyptologist - yes its that Zahi Hawass! An excellent read and reference source but sinc ethis was written of the international year of women it would have been good if they've used a female egyptologist - what there are no senior Egyptian female egpytologists yet?
Hodel-Hoenes Sigrid
LIFE AND DEATH IN ANCIENT EGYPT: Scenes from Private Tombs in New Kingdom Thebes
Cornell Uni Press 2000
trans. David Warburton from a German ed. 1991
Leben und Tod im Alten AEgypten Thebanische Privatgraber des Neuen Reiches
Houlihan Patrick. F. The Animal World of the pharaohs.
Excellent illos. a good "present" book.
Janssen, Rosalind and Jack. Egyptian Household Animals.
Another survey of the amazing variety of animals domesticated by the egyptians
unless of course the cats domesticated us?
Jordan , Paul RIDDLES OF THE SPHINX,
photos by John Ross Sutton Publishing 1998
Superb illos and maps showing the Sphinx during the Ages
An excellent discussion oof the history of the Sphinx and an intelligent critique of aracheoastronomy
and th ewhole age of the sphinx
Highly recommended
Kamil Jill 1996 (2nd ed. the first ed was 1984)
The Ancient Egyptians: Life in the Old Kingdom
American Uni. Cairo Press
This next one is 5 stars *****
Lehner, Mark. The Complete Pyramids. MMM
A literally awesome text in terms of quality.
Has photos maps plans computer reconstructions
of ALl the Major and most of the minor pyramids
It's MEGA!
Beg or crawl to your librarian to buy this one!
and the other books in the ongoing series Thamesn and Hudson is bringing out!
Malek, Jaromir. The Cat in Ancient Egypt.
Martin Geoffrey T. The Hidden Tombs of Memphis.Excellent
McDonald John : House of Eternity: The Tomb of Nefertari
Excellent reproductions of the tomb paintings of Rammesses 2' queen
Pemberton Delia 1992 Viking /Penguin
Ancient Egypt: architiectural Guides for Travellers series
most illos only b+w but good plans maps and comments
Reeves Nicholas: The Complete Valley of Kings 1996 Tombs and Treasures of Egypt's Greatest Pharaohs.
RICE, Michael 1999 Who's Who in ANCIENT EGYPT
A Guide with brief bios and notes to various persons
ranging from kings to peasants
Highly recommended for all levels!
From An Antique Land : Travels in Egypt &the Holy Land 1838
This iactually reproduces with an updated commentary the lithographs Roberts made from sketches of his travel - if you've ever wondered how temple sites looked before excavation ...
The OXFORD History of Ancient Egypt ed. SHAW 2000 ed.
THEBES IN EGYPT
A Guide to the Tombs and Temples of Ancient Luxor
Nigel & Helen Strudwick
1999 British Museum Press Five Stars!!!
Taylor John H. Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt
TEMPLE Robert. THE CRYSTAL SUN
Lots of interesting speculation on optics, geometry and ancient science and the mathematical theories that underlie the later overlay of mysticism in Pythagorean philosophy. A challenging well argued book.
Tyldesley Joyce NEFERTITI Egypt's Sun Queen
Viking /Penguin 1998
RAMESSES Egypt's Greatest Pharaoh. Penguin 2000
Tyldesley Joyce RAMESSES Egypt's Greatest Pharaoh Weekes. Kent R. THE LOST TOMB
The story of the Discovery of KV5 and its excavation so far
1998 William Morrow and company, Inc. New York
Highly recommended 5 stars *****
Wildung, Dietrich
EGYPT From Prehistory to the Romans
Part of the Taschen 's World Architecture Series
Wilkinson Richard H. Thames & Hudson 1994
Symbol and Magic in Egyptian Art
Wilkinson, Richard H. Thames & Hudson 2000
The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt
A superb work for reference use and pleasureable browsing
* * * * * my highest recommendations * * * * *
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