The American Discovery of Ancient Egypt: Essays [Hardcover]

Dorothea Arnold (Author), Lanny Bell (Author), Robert Steven Bianchi (Author), Edward Brovarski (Author), Richard A. Fazzini (Author), Timothy Kendall (Author), Peter Lacovara (Author), David O'Connor (Author), Kent R. Weeks (Author), James P. Allen (Author, Editor), Nancy Thomas (Editor)

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European Egyptologists Jean-Fran ois Champollion and Howard Carter are famed, but what of the Americans George Reisner, James Henry Breasted and Herbert Winlock? The American Discovery of Ancient Egypt by Nancy Thomas, a curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, retrieves them from near-obscurity in essays by Gerry D. Scott III and Bruce G. Trigger and 227 illustrations (70 in color) of objects excavated by Americans and displayed in the extensive collections of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and other U.S. museums. (Abrams, $49.50 288p ISBN 0-8109-6312-4)

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 188 pages
• Publisher: Los Angeles County Museum; First Edition edition (March 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810963132
• ISBN-13: 978-0810963139
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 11.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,534,525 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Catalog, March 24, 2000

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This review is from: The American Discovery of Ancient Egypt (Hardcover)

I thought this book was great! The pictures of the objects are beautiful. Where a picture could not be obtained there is usually a detailed sketch of the object. The descriptions give not only insight into use of the archaological object but also surrounding information like similar objects and archeological context. Then the essays descibe the time period and unknown/debated issue of Egyptian Archeology. As a newbie to Egyptian Archaeology I found the book easy to read and felt that things were explained well.