Egyptomania: Our Three Thousand Year Obsession with the Land of the Pharaohs
Bob BrierEgyptomania: Our Three Thousand Year Obsession with the Land of the Pharaohs
January 1, 2013Macmillan + ORM273 pages
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Presents the history of the West's obsession with ancient Egyptian art and culture, from the time of the Romans, to the campaigns of Napolean Bonaparte, the discovery Tutankhamen's tomb, and the popular culture of today.
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