Over 3000 years ago, Nefertari, the favourite queen of Ramesses II, was buried in a tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Queens. The discovery of the tomb by Ernesto Schiaparelli in 1904 began a process of drastic deterioration which remained unchecked until 1988 when emergancy consolidation and restoration began. This guide takes the reader through each chamber, describing the hieroglyphic messages depicted in the wall paintings, and discussing the images within the context of religious beliefs. An insight is offered into the life of Nefertari and the Valley of the Queens, and on the development and symbolism of royal tombs generally and their construction and decoration. The author discusses the discovery and degradation of the tomb, and the crucial role of the getty Conservation Institute in restoring and stabilizing the wall paintings. The dangers and risks to such tombs in the future are also addressed.

When we think of "The Sphinx," two notions come to mind: the massive carving at the edge of the Libyan desert by Cairo and the fearful creature of classical myth who posed high-stakes riddles to passers by. While this book focuses squarely on the former sphinx, the very existence of this formidable monument poses riddles all its own.
The first book devoted to the fabled Great Sphinx of Gizeh in over fifty years, this magnificently illustrated volume provides a long overdue and balanced assessment of recent claims about the age of the Sphinx. Defined by its straight-forward style, inviting to seasoned Egyptologist and interested tourist alike, Riddles of the Sphinx skillfully combines text and image, description and photographic detail, to offer a remarkably complete account of this mysterious, majestic figure.

Röntgenologisch onderzoek van de mummies van Egyptisch^ koningen en hun familieleden in het Egyptisch Museum te Cairo leverde even boeiende als verrassende resultaten op. Tot de best bewaarde mummies behoren die van farao Amenhotep I (boven), Toeja (onder) en Joeja (voorplaat), de schoonouders van farao Amenhotep III.

Bab el-Gasus, the hidden burial place of the priests, was discovered by French Egyptologists at the late date of 1891. They ultimately found 153 sets of mummy coffins. In the late nineteenth century, the Egyptian authorities distributed these coffins among seventeen friendly countries, including the Netherlands, France, and Vatican City. Today, many of the coffins are in poor condition, with flaking paint and fading colours. The three-thousand-year-old mummy coffins of the priests of Amun in Thebes form the focus of this exhibition. You will discover the world of these servants of the god Amun, learning about their ways of life and their central rituals of death and burial. Special attention will be devoted to the restoration of the mummy coffins now taking place in collaboration with the Vatican Museums and the Louvre. Exhibition: Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, The Netherlands (20.04.-15.09.2013).

Of the ancient art that has survived from the non-Classical world, that of Egypt makes a unique appeal. In this authoritative and splendidly illustrated guide Cyril Aldred surveys nearly 3000 years of Egyptian art and architecture, concentrating on the fine arts of painting and sculpture.

From the geometrical precision of the pyramids to the golden treasures found in Tutankhamun's tomb, the art of ancient Egypt has an enduring capacity to attract and intrigue. These remarkable works of art are the concrete expression of the ancient Egyptians' way of life and their attitudes to religion and the afterlife. In this clear and comprehensive introduction, Jaromir Malek deftly traces Egyptian art from its prehistoric origins, through 3, 000 years of astonishing achievements in the era of the pharaohs, to the conquest of Egypt by the Romans.

Why was a humble dung beetle chosen to represent the sun god as Khepri, or a desert jackal to represent Anubis, the embalmer god? Ancient Egyptian religion, with its many gods and symbols, has always been a source of wonder and mystery to the monotheistic West. In this compact guide to the gods and symbols of ancient Egypt many puzzling and intriguing questions are answered in nearly 300 entries, ranging from Acacia to Wreath. Over 100 illustrations, with extended captions, complement the text and the book also includes a chronological table, bibliography and index.

The rich and extensive floodplain of the River Nile can claim to be the cradle of one of the earliest and most spectacular civilizations of antiquity. Ancient Egypt: A Social History, first published in 1983, presents an innovative perspective on the ancient societies which flourished in the Nile Valley from the Predynastic period to the conquest by Alexander the Great. From the introduction of a subsistence economy through the establishment of the first agricultural communities to the development of urban centres and the political state, this volume traces the process of political, social and economic change. The emphasis on the social and economic aspects of Egyptian society and the integration of archaeological and historical data mark a new departure in Egyptian studies.

The ancient Egyptians used pictures - each representing a word, a syllable or a sound - for writing. The alphabet itself consisted of 24 signs and there were over 700 different signs in all. These signs, or letters, are known as Hieroglyphs and were first used around 3000 BC and only replaced by coptic (a form of Greek script) in the fourth century BC as being considered unsuitable for the writing of Christian texts.

Indispensable reference by noted Egyptologist contains every word of ancient Egyptian text, vital repository of Egyptian religious doctrine, grouped according to hieroglyphic symbols in the standard scholarly system of Roman alphabetization. A phonetic version and definition are provided for each word, along with a helpful Index to English equivalents of Egyptian words in the text.

Wanneer zijn vader het gezin verlaat, moet een jongen (9, ik-figuur) afscheid nemen van zijn kindertijd. Prentenboek met grote schilderingen in kleur. Vanaf ca. 9 jaar.

Na de vondst van enkele manuscripten gaat een meisje op zoek naar de achtergrond van haar ouders, waarin Dracula een belangrijke rol heeft gespeeld.

Een leraarsgezin wordt door een huurster, een gevaarlijke terroriste, in eigen huis gegijzeld.

Steve Berry returns with a heart-stopping adventure that places Cotton Malone and his family in grave peril - and puts Cotton face-to-face with a baffling truth long ago pulled from the shelves of the legendary Library of Alexandria.

The Library of Alexandria was the most ambitious and important collection of ancient knowledge ever assembled. The building stood for 600 years and at its high point contained more than 500,000 manuscripts.

Fifteen hundred years ago, it vanished. No archaeological trace of the main library has ever been unearthed.

Now, Cotton Malone's ex-wife appears at his doorstep, panicked: their son has been kidnapped. Minutes later, Malone's bookshop is attacked - all because he's the only man alive who knows the whereabouts of the Alexandria link, the conduit for locating the missing library.

But finding that lost cache of knowledge, truths hidden away for a millenium and a half, will have grave consequences - both for Malone and for the balance of world power.

Dit boek ontsluit de schatkamer van de middeleeuwse verhaalkunst. Het gaat om verhalen rond Karel de Grote en zijn vazallen, Artur en zijn ridders, Siegfried en andere helden uit de Germaanse epiek, om satirische dierenepiek zoals Reynaert de Vos, om beroemde liefdesparen als Lancelot en Guenevere, Tristan en Isoude, Floris en Blanchefleur en om de vertellingen rond de `ridders' uit de Oudheid zoals Hector, Alexander en Eneas. De auteurs traceren ook het voortleven van deze verhalen tot in onze tijd.

Eenentwintig schrijvers vertellen over een voorval in hun leven dat zij hebben verwerkt in een van hun boeken, aangevuld met het betreffende fragment. Bijdragen van o.a. Harry Mulisch, Hugo Claus, Vonne van der Meer, Remco Campert, Adriaan van Dis, Mensje van Keulen en Doeschka Meijsing.

Informatie over Keltische kunst, godsdienst, verhalenvertellers en archeologie, met traditionele volksverhalen uit Keltisch Bretagne, Cornwall, Ierland, het eiland Man, Schotland en Wales.

Wat doet Rosa als haar moeder het (weer) in haar bol krijgt, haar vader zich (weer) niet aan zijn afspraken houdt en haar vriendje zich bedenkt? Gaat ze gillen/schreeuwen/brullen en/of met een kettingzaag zwaaien, of met haar vrienden op vakantie, naar Zuid-Spanje bijvoorbeeld? Soms vallen dingen mee, soms tegen. Soms blijkt het allervervelendste wat je dacht dat er kon gebeuren, juist het allerbéste te zijn. Het ligt eraan wat je er zelf mee doet! Dit boek gaat over keuzes maken en met krokodillen praten. Over bang zijn en vertrouwen hebben. Over jaloezie, maar vooral over vriendschap. Natuurlijk weer met veel e-mails, msn én handige survivaltips. Vanaf ca. 13 jaar.

Zestig van de mooiste, meest verrassende brieven en handschriften uit het Nederlands Letterkundig Museum.