Amelia Peabody's Egypt: A CompendiumThe Egypt that so enticed and enchanted intrepid archaeologist-sleuth Amelia Peabody in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries was a place of wonder, mystery, danger, and the lure of antiquity. Now, with this monumental volume of Egyptian culture, history, and arcania, readers will be able to immerse themselves in the great lady's world more completely than ever before. Journey through the bustling streets and markets of Cairo a hundred years ago. Surround yourself with the customs and color of a bygone time. Explore ancient tombs and temples and marvel at the history of this remarkable land -- from the age of the pharaohs through the Napoleonic era to the First World War. Also included in Amelia Peabody's Egypt are a hitherto unpublished journal entry and intimate biographies of the Emersons and their friends, which provide a uniquely personal view of the lives, relationships, opinions, politics, and delightful eccentricities of mystery's first family, as well as unforgettable pearls of wit and wisdom from everyone's favorite fictional Egyptologist herself. Containing nearly 600 black-and-white photographs and illustrations, and articles by numerous experts, Amelia Peabody's Egypt sparkles with unforgettable glimpses of the exotic and the bizarre, the unusual and the unfamiliar -- a treasure trove that overflows with Egyptological riches, along with wonderful insights into the culture and mores of the Victorian era, including the prevalent attitudes on empire, fashion, feminism, tourists, servants, and much more. A one-of-a-kind collection that offers endless hours of pleasure for Peabodyphiles and Egypt aficionados alike, here is a tome to cherish; a grand and glorious celebration of the life, the work, and the world of the incomparable Amelia Peabody. |
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... Service des Antiquités d'Égypte , more correctly ) . From the time of Napoleon's ill - fated Egyptian Expedition ... services of on - the - scene antiquities agents . Chief among these were the British consul - general in Cairo , Henry ...
... Service , Auguste Mariette began to assemble an Egyptian national collection of antiquities . In 1863 the buildings of a former Nileside railway station in the Boulaq ware- house district of Cairo were converted into a museum to house ...
... Service once again . Above , facade of the Cairo Museum & , right , one of its galleries . EX Opposite & inset , views of the grounds of the Boulaq Museum . Top left & right , interior of the Museum , with staff . Below left & right ...
... Service & the Boulaq Museum upon the death of Mariette in 1880. Soon thereafter , in the sum- mer of 1881 , the existence of a cache of royal mummies near Deir el Bahari was revealed by a family of Luxor modern - day tomb rob- bers ...
... Service to excavate a specific site , with a subsequent division of any objects found between the Service and the excavator . - — an ex- This " golden age " may be said to have begun at the very out- set of Maspero's watch , with the ...
Contents
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The British in Egypt 18841917 | 48 |
The Emersons Bane Tourists Along the Nile | 89 |
II | 99 |
The Art Architecture of Islam | 113 |