Ancient Egypt

A fabulous collaboration of images and text encompassing all areas of Egypt's rich culture With a wonderful marriage of text and stunning design, Ancient Egypt takes us on a captivating journey exploring all the key themes of this extraordinary culture including the history, the religion, the art and the science as well as the myths and legends. Providing a perfect backdrop are wonderful colour photographs, which help to encapsulate the vivid and powerful symbols of this fascinating civilisation - from temple stone carvings to the famous Book of the Dead. This book covers themes that have long preoccupied the popular imagination and the contributors provide a fantastic insight into this compelling subject area.