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 Also included in Amelia Peabody's Egypt are a hitherto unpublished journal entry and intimate biographies of the Emersons and their friends, which provide a uniquely personal view of the lives, relationships, opinions,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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... began , I had no idea the labor would extend over so many years . The original source material consisted of only eight volumes , but they required careful editing , since the handwritten text was in some cases blurred by the ravages of ...
... oration found at El Amarna . Opposite , 1896 tourist photograph of the excavation of the First Courtyard of the Luxor Temple , a colossal statue of Rameses II partially revealed . EGYPTIAN MUSEUM , CAIRO n 1897 construction began on a. 16.
... began the numbering of the tombs in the Valley of the Kings , a sequence which was continued as later tombs were discovered . It is still being followed today . Antiquities collecting was likewise engaged in by two 19th Century ...
... began to be a reality . The aforementioned Auguste Mariette , a junior curator at the Louvre , arrived in Egypt in 1850 , as an agent of the French Biblio- thèque Nationale , with a six - month mission to acquire antique Coptic ...
... 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 & display this collection ...
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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 |