Cairo Museum. Masterpieces of Egyptian Art, 1999, 416 p., nbr. pl. coul., rel. -

A unique volume covering more than 5000 years of Egyptian history, from the first state established in the Nile Valley to the period of Roman rule. This extensive illustrated book includes more than 150,000 objects from the Egyptian Museum at Cairo, all newly photographed. The accompanying text surveys the early development of the collection and its history to the present day, and then goes on to outline the developments and achievements of the Egyptian civilisation, illustrated with objects from years of excavation at temple sites, tombs, pyramids and palaces. From the famous objects to the less well-known treasures and jewels of Egypt, this is a wonderful book for the Egyptologist and interested reader alike.