Gifts from the Pharaohs; How Egyptian Civilization Shaped the Modern World
by Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt
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The origins of modern civilization, tracing religion, medicine, architecture, customs, rituals, and symbols back to Ancient Egypt. 288 pages with numerous colour and black and white illustrations throughout. Book and dust jacket in as new condition.
Synopsis
Christiane Desroches Noblecourt is honorary curator of Egyptian antiquities at the Louvre where she had a long and illustrious career as a curator and researcher. With UNESCO, she spent twenty years preserving endangered Egyptian temples. She organized exceptional exhibitions on Tutankhamen and Ramses II, and organized and directed the renovation of the Valley of the Queens. She has written dozens of books about Egypt and has been widely translated.
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- Bookseller
- Lems Bookshop (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3234
- Title
- Gifts from the Pharaohs; How Egyptian Civilization Shaped the Modern World
- Author
- Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First English Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Flammarion
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 2007
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Ancient Egypt, Cultural, Reference, Science, Art
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cultural; Reference; Art; Archaeology; Ancient Egypt;
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