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This attractively designed and colourfully illustrated book offers a brief overview of the history of Egyptian mummification. It describes over thirty Egyptian mummies, and also shows a range of coffins, masks and grave goods.

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A new title in the popular Pocket Dictionary series. A handy illustrated dictionary which will introduce the reader to the pharaohs - the great god-kings of ancient Egypt. It was these kings who built the pyramids, and other amazing monuments such as the temples and palaces of Thebes.

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Illustrated with over 250 objects from the British Museum and other collections in Egypt, the United States and Europe, this book traces the course of Egyptian art from its initial flowering to its final resurgence during the rule of the Ptolemies.

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Shows the importance of the Roman army in conquering and controlling the empire, and how the empire was held together by the Emperor and by his officials and laws. This book shows how one of the most successful empire in human history was organised, and why understanding the Roman empire helps us to understand better our world.

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The Cyrus Cylinder is one of the most famous objects to have survived from the ancient world. The Cylinder was inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform on the orders of the Persian King Cyrus the Great (559ae'530BC) after he captured Babylon in 539BC.

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On 9 April 2010, Dave Crisp found 21 coins while metal detecting on farmland near Frome. Two days later, he returned to the site and discovered a huge pot filled with more coins. Archaeologists believe the hoard will rewrite the history books.

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Reproducing Martha Lloyd's "Household Book", a collection of recipes enjoyed by the Austen family, this volume also discusses Jane Austen's own interest in food and the importance of mealtimes and entertaining in her period (1775-1817).

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In May 1880 Captain F.C. Burton, a British political officer in Afghanistan, rescued a group of merchants who had been captured by bandits while travelling between Kabul and Peshawar. With them was a rich and impressive collection of gold and silver objects dating back to the fifth and fourth centuries BC.

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The paintings from Nebamuns tomb chapel are among the greatest and most famous of the British Museums treasures. This book discusses each painting, with reconstructions and translations of the hieroglyphic texts, a discussion of the other known fragments and a reconstruction of the whole tomb chapel.

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Shakespeare's working life, from about 1590 to 1615, was not only a period of rich activity on the London stage, but also one of prolific writing and publishing about food. This book explores the plays alongside contemporary recipes to offer insight into daily life and gastronomy in Shakespeare's London.

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Tells the story of goddess Venus, also known by her Greek name Aphrodite, which begins with her mysterious birth in the Aegean Sea. She emerges on the coast of Cyprus full-grown, shapely and desirable. With one hand she wrings her long, wavy hair, and with the other she pretends to conceal the secret places of her body.

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Nebamun lived in Egypt nearly 3500 years ago, around the same time as Tutankhamun. He was an official who worked for the king, and he built a tomb-chapel filled with paintings of himself and his family. This book explores what the paintings mean and how the experts have discovered the mysteries of the tomb and its possible location.

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Trees - actual, mythical and metaphorical - are at the heart of mankind's relationship with the natural and supernatural world, a relationship that serves as a powerful index of both ecological and spiritual well-being. This title features a range of art and artefacts offering a cross-cultural approach to the subject.

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Discovered in 2007 and acquired by the British Museum and York Museums Trust, the Vale of York hoard was buried in the late 920s in the reign of the West Saxon king Athelstan, in what is now North Yorkshire. This book describes the individual items in the Vale of York treasure and explores the historical context of the burial of this hoard.

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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) was born in the south of France to an eccentric aristocratic family. Beginning as a painter, he was principally influenced by Degas and Japanese prints. This book explores his colourful life and work, showing many of Toulouse-Lautrec's famous portrayals of women in public and private life.

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In contrast to the West, where diamonds, gold and silver have usually been highly valued, in China bronzes and jades were chosen early on for the society's valued artefact's. This title celebrates an important collection and highlights the extraordinary skills of the craftsmen of early cultures, placing the objects in their historical context.

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The Vikings are not often thought of as poets, though they came from a culture that valued poetry highly and rewarded poets handsomely. This book features a selection of carefully-chosen poems to encompass the rich store of genres and styles of the Vikings, whose poetic language is colourful, intricate and steeped in mythological knowledge.

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In the ninth and tenth centuries, the Vikings created an unrivalled cultural network that spanned four continents. This book explores the core period of the Viking Age from a global perspective, examining how the Vikings drew influences from Christian Europe and the Islamic World and how they created a lasting historical impact on our world.

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In Ancient Egypt, a name did more than express ones identity; it incorporated it, forming a profound element of it. This book covers 3000 years of history from the dawn of Egyptian writing to the use of royal names under the Roman emperors in Egypt.

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Beautifully designed and packed with a wide range of illustrations, from public art to domestic artefacts, many specially photographed, this book reveals compelling details about the everyday lives of women in the ancient world that will delight, inform and entertain all readers, often with surprising resonances for our own time.

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Showcases textiles from countries and regions of the world renowned for their rich textile and design heritage. It includes various techniques of production: embroidery, weaving, printing and dyeing. It shows each individual textile in full through a series of detailed photographs.

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