01553nam a22001697a 450000500170000000800410001702000200005804000100007808200150008810000180010324500380012126000470015930000100020650511330021654600120134965000220136120260520192217.0260520b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a207056519 (hbk)  cUE-CL  a962bH2511  aHart, George   aMemoire de I'Egyptec/George Hart  aLondon:bDorling Kindersley Limited,c1990  a64 p.  aContents
At the dawn of egypt 6  
From the nile was born a civilization 8  
Pharaoh, son of the sun god 10  
The court: luxury, feast, and voluptuousness 12  
Preparations for the afterlife 14  
Bodies for eternity 16  
Guide to the journey in the beyond 18  
The mysteries of the great pyramids 20  
The hidden treasures of the valley of the kings 22  
Gods, goddesses, and myths 24  
Doctors or magicians? 26  
The "castle of the god" 28  
Sacred rites for gourmand gods 30  
At the scribes' school... 32  
...a correspondence of ideas, images, and sounds 34  
Weapons of war and parade 36  
"cruises" and trade on the nile 38  
Import-export, an active market 40  
Woodworking required talent and patience 42  
Hunting and fishing: utility and pleasure 44  
The sweetness of home 46  
To the table! Bread, wine, and... 48  
Music and dance, let the celebration begin! 50  
Playing: more than a pastime 52  
Ancient fashion 54  
Gold or gemstones: everything sparkles 56  
The thousand and one body care rituals 58  
If the fauna had been told to us... 60  
Egypt after the pharaohs 62  
Cartography, chronology, and index 64
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