Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xix, 229 pages, 24 un-numbered pages of plates : illustration (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Birth of a collection -- Rome and the birth of Egyptomania -- Napoleon on the Nile -- How an obelisk and a canal conquered France -- The amazing voyage of Cleopatra's needle -- Egypt for sale : Victorian Egyptomania -- New York gets its obelisk -- The mummies sing songs of the Nile -- Tutankhamen, superstar -- The mummy goes to the movies -- The future of Egyptomania. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Subject |
Egypt -- History.
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Egypt.
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Added Title |
Egyptomania |
ISBN |
9781137278609 hardback |
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1137278609 hardback |
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