Recommended Books General Ancient Egyptian History
by Ian Shaw, Paul Nicholson
-This authoritative book, by the staff of the Egyptian department of the British Museum, covers three thousand years of ancient Egyptian history. The writing and illustrations are first class and is without doubt an essential item for anyone interested in the land of the pharaohs.
Edited by Stephen Quirke and Jeffrey Spencer
by Bill Manley
-This book traces the history of Egypt from the founding of Memphis around 5000BC to the final days its civilisation. Using over 60 colour maps, 70 illustrations and up to date archaeological evidence we are given a new understanding in this remarkable culture.
by David Roberts, Fabio Bourbon, Antonio Attini (Photographer)
-Wow! This book is fantastic. In the early part of the nineteenth century, Scotsman, David Roberts travelled up the Nile keeping a diary of his journey and making a remarkable body of artwork, all in colourful detail. In this book Egypt's monuments and landscapes are illustrated as they were seen over one hundred years ago. Each site is also represented as it appears today.
by Patrick F. Houlihan
Birds, beasts and fish - animals of all kinds were a central part of Egyptian life. In this splendid book, Patrick Houlihan examines all aspects of the relationship between people and animals in ancient Egypt, and identifies the animals most commonly represented in art and hieroglyphs
