The Complete Tutankhamun: The King · The Tomb · The Royal Treasure - Softcover

Nicholas Reeves

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500278105 ISBN 13: 9780500278109

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1995

Synopsis

The tomb of Tutankhamun, with its treasures, has exerted a hold over the popular imagination ever since its discovery in 1922. This book is a detailed and comprehensive account of this great archaeological discovery. The story of the boy-king, buried in splendour at the height of Egyptian civilization; the determined quest for his tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon; the unforeseen riches eventually revealed - these are important events in the history of archaeology., However, despite the publicity at the time of the discovery and since - made more intriguing by the linking of Carnarvon's early death with the legend of the pharoah's curse - it remains a story only partly told. Carter never produced a complete account of his excavations. The Tutankhamun exhibitions of the 1960's and 1970's generated a spate of books but none added significantly to what Carter had already published about the tomb., This book is a revealing account of the subject.

About this title

Review:

'I have never had any hesitation in telling anyone who is looking for a good introduction to Tutankhamun that this is the one book to get'
--Ancient Egypt

About the Author:

A renowned Egyptologist and one of the world's leading experts on the period, Nicholas Reeves was for several years a Curator in the Department of Egyptian Antiquities at the British Museum.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0500278105
• ISBN 13: 9780500278109
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224