Discoveries: Mummies (Discoveries (Abrams)) (edition 1994)

by Francoise Dunand

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What did death mean to the ancient Egyptians and why did they want to preserve the appearance of life for all eternity? This book examines the mummies - the key to an amazing amount of information about life and death in the time of the pharoahs.

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Title:	Discoveries: Mummies (Discoveries (Abrams))
Authors:	Francoise Dunand
Info:	Harry N. Abrams, (1994), Paperback, 127 pages
Collections:	Your library, Printed Books - 20th Century, Archaeology, Egypt - Egyptology / Art / Culture / History
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Tags:	mummy, mummies, mummification, ancient egypt, egypt, archaeology

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Mummies: A Voyage Through Eternity by Françoise Dunand (Author)

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Dunand, Françoise	Author	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Lichtenberg, Roger	Author	main author	all editions	confirmed

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Gallimard, Découvertes (Archéologie, 118)

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Mummies: A Voyage Through Eternity

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Les momies. Un voyage dans l'éternité

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1991-09-26 (1e édition originale française ∙ Gallimard)

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What did death mean to the ancient Egyptians and why did they want to preserve the appearance of life for all eternity? This book examines the mummies - the key to an amazing amount of information about life and death in the time of the pharoahs.

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Drawing on various historical and scientific sources, Mummies provides a fascinating glimpse of ancient Egypt and its obsession with death. More than 100 color photos and illustrations and a provocative text reveal their embalming practices and other less-well-known ritual preparations. Bibliography. Index. Map.

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