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Egyptian mummies / Grafton Elliot Smith, Warren R. Dawson.
Penn Museum Library - Egyptian Collection DT62.M7 S6 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Grafton Elliot, 1871-1937.
- Series:
- Kegan Paul library of ancient Egypt
- The Kegan Paul library of ancient Egypt
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mummies--Egypt.
- Mummies.
- Egypt.
- Physical Description:
- 189 pages, 64 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Kegan Paul ; Letchworth, England : Distributed by Turpin Distribution ; New York : Distributed by Columbia University Press, 2002.
- Summary:
- "Egyptian Mummies" is regarded by egyptologists as the classic account of mummification in ancient Egypt. Originally published in 1924, its re-issue in complete form will be welcomed by all those who have sought rare second hand copies in vain. This book provides the most comprehensive account available of the technical processes and materials employed by the ancient Egyptian embalmers together with a historical analysis of their modification throughout the dynastic period.
- Notes:
- Originally published: London : G. Allen & Unwin, 1924.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0710308035
- OCLC:
- 50422983
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