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What secrets lie beneath the wrappings of an ancient Egyptian mummy

A coloring book that features line drawings of artifacts and scenes from the everyday lives of those living in Ancient Britain.

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A transcription of a day-long seminar held at the British Museum in 1995 to discuss aspects of display at the museum. Invited guests examined specific displays and were joined by many of the staff and other curators. A stimulating discussion ensued which makes fascinating reading for all involved with heritage management.

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The art of ancient Egypt is instantly recognisable and appealing to children and adults of all ages. This book shows that anyone can draw animals, people and places in the style of ancient Egyptian artists. It contains sketches which show how to build up a drawing from simple basic shapes, and how to add colour and detail to create an image.

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Created by writer and artist Edmund de Waal, library of exile addresses questions of how ideas are communicated through translation and the written word and how they are handed down through history.

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A broad view of the West's complex relationship with the Middle East and North Africa, told through a selection of exquisite art objects.

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After the 1870s there was an explosion in print production via non-woodblock media in Japan.

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Drawing on the British Museums wide-ranging collections, this intriguing and thought-provoking catalogue provides a fascinating contextual survey of political art across Asia, covering the period from approximately 1900 to 1976 (the end of the Cultural Revolution and Maos death; the end of the Vietnam War).

The ancient Greeks perceived the human body as an object of sensory delight and its depiction as the expression of an intelligent mind. This sumptuous photographic book explores ancient Greek sculptures of the body from every angle.