Books in the Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology series

This 1923 book is intended to provide a historical context for those visiting Egyptian museum collections. Quibell advises that it should be skimmed through before any visit, 'sufficiently to get an impression of the great length of Egyptian history', but can be used afterwards to follow up any particular interest.

This highly illustrated 1907 work was written by Leonard King and Henry Hall, members of the department of Egyptian and Assyrian antiquities at the British Museum. It begins by describing recent finds of prehistoric material in Egypt, and ends with the decline of the Babylonian and Egyptian empires.

Giovanni D'Athanasi (1798-1854) became in 1815 the servant of Henry Salt (1780-1827), the antiquary who later became British Consul in Egypt and a pioneer Egyptologist. This 1836 book describes Salt's activities at Giza, Thebes and Abu Simbel, as well as providing a catalogue of his collection of antiquities.

Margaret Benson (1865-1916), a brilliant scholar, found an escape from her conventional life when she was granted permission to excavate in Egypt in 1895. She and her close friend Janet Gourlay (1863-1912) published this account of their discoveries at the temple of Mut at Karnak in 1899.

This is a one-volume reissue of three excavation reports, first published for the Egypt Exploration Fund between 1913 and 1914, relating to the necropolis at Abydos. The finds range widely in date and nature, from pottery to mummified dogs. Each report contains a section of valuable illustrative photographs and drawings.

This landmark 1834 work was an important early contribution to the field of Egyptology, uniting the twin passions of the surgeon and antiquarian Thomas Joseph Pettigrew (1791-1865). Here he delves into the history, technique and ritual of mummification in a depth that had never been attempted before.

Among the leading Egyptologists of his day, Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853-1942) excavated over fifty sites and trained a generation of archaeologists. This fully illustrated report of 1900 gives detailed descriptions of six first-dynasty tombs at Abydos examined by Petrie, and of the associated finds.

Among the leading Egyptologists of his day, Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853-1942) excavated over fifty sites and trained a generation of archaeologists. This fully illustrated follow-up report of 1901 gives descriptions of eight royal tombs at Abydos examined by Petrie, and of the associated finds.

Published between 1891 and 1905, this three-volume collection contains transcriptions of, and commentary on, Greek papyri fragments discovered by the pioneering Egyptologist Flinders Petrie. The papyri cover a variety of topics, revealing much about Egyptian life in the third century BCE. Each volume contains reproductions of key examples.

Published between 1891 and 1905, this three-volume collection contains transcriptions of, and commentary on, Greek papyri fragments discovered by the pioneering Egyptologist Flinders Petrie. The papyri cover a variety of topics, revealing much about Egyptian life in the third century BCE. Each volume contains reproductions of key examples.

Published between 1894 and 1905, this six-volume set served as a key reference work for students and scholars of Egyptology. Volume 1 (1894), written by W. M. Flinders Petrie (1853-1942), covers Egyptian history from its beginnings to the sixteenth dynasty.

A pioneering Egyptologist, Flinders Petrie (1853-1942) excavated over fifty sites, trained a generation of archaeologists, and brought his subject to a wider audience. Published in 1883, this landmark survey includes the first accurate measurements of the Great Pyramid of Giza. These findings are still used as a reference.

Published in 1912, this concise work for non-specialists introduces the key aspects of ancient Egyptian religion. Renowned Egyptologist W. M. Flinders Petrie (1853-1942) gives due attention to the structures of ancient belief, such as ritual, priesthood and scripture, as well as the spread of Egyptian religion throughout the ancient world.

In this 1909 handbook, prolific Egyptologist W. M. Flinders Petrie (1853-1942) examines a sample of Egyptian art from the prehistoric period to the Roman era. He discusses how political and geographical factors in Egypt influenced certain artistic responses. The text is richly illustrated with 140 examples.

The huge alabaster coffin found in the tomb of Oimenepthah I (Seti I) was regarded as one of the most important artefacts found in Egypt prior to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. This illustrated description of the sarcophagus was published in 1864, written by the Egyptologist Samuel Sharpe (1799-1881).

This illustrated two-volume history of Egypt, 'derived entirely from the monuments', was first published in an English translation in 1879. Brugsch brings to bear his wide experience of the archaeological sites together with his linguistic expertise, and deliberately eschews later Greek and Roman accounts of Egypt.

A pioneering Egyptologist, Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (1797-1875) expanded his Topography of Thebes and General View of Egypt (1835) into this two-volume guide of 1843. It not only gives advice for the contemporary traveller, but also provides modern readers with a vivid snapshot of Egypt in the mid-nineteenth century.

A Thousand Miles up the Nile is a captivating book written by Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2010, this masterpiece takes you on an unforgettable journey. The book falls under the genre of travel, and it beautifully encapsulates the author's exploration of Egypt. Amelia Edwards, with her vivid and descriptive storytelling, takes the readers on a journey up the Nile, revealing the wonders of Egypt. The book is a must-read for those who wish to lose themselves in the richness of Egyptian culture and history. It is indeed a testament to Edwards' talent and the excellent work of Cambridge University Press.

After developing an interest in Egyptology while a Congregational minister in England, Norman de Garis Davies (1865-1941) became an important archaeological surveyor and copyist of inscriptions and sculptures. This 1902 two-volume illustrated work covers the tombs of the most important Old Kingdom necropolis of the Upper Egyptian 12th nome.

Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge (1857-1934) was a prominent English Egyptologist. First published in 1893, this study contains detailed discussions of the funerary rituals and objects used in Egyptian burials. The text of this reissue is taken from the expanded second edition, published in 1925.

Dr Carl Richard Lepsius (1810-1884) was a pioneering Prussian Egyptologist considered one of the founders of modern Egyptology. First translated into English in 1858, this volume contains one of the first detailed discussions of the obscure 22nd Dynasty of ancient Egyptian kings, who ruled c.943-716 BCE.

In this 1910 guide, writing 'from careful and prolonged personal observation and thought', Arthur Weigall (1880-1934) describes the less frequented ancient sites of Upper Egypt, beginning north of Thebes and descending to the Second Cataract and the Sudanese border, and including Elephantine, Philae and Abu Simbel.

This two-volume 1925 work by Arthur Weigall, who likens the writing of a history of Egypt to the piecing together of a jigsaw puzzle, presents a chronological narrative, at a level to satisfy both the scholar and the amateur. Volume 1 covers the first eleven dynasties.

This 1907 book on the monuments between the First Cataract and the Sudanese frontier arose from Weigall's work as inspector, and is intended as 'a preliminary description of monuments and ancient remains which require to be thoroughly studied', drawing attention to threats to ancient remains from neglect, plunder, and floods.

Sharpe's objective in this 1836 book is 'to collect out of the writings of the ancients every particular relating to the History of Egypt', marshalling ancient authorities including the Old Testament, Herodotus, and the Ptolemaic priest Manetho. He then uses this evidence to discuss Egyptian life, language, beliefs and customs.

At one point a set designer, and then later a film critic, Arthur Weigall (1880-1934) is chiefly remembered as an Egyptologist. This 1923 work, written in response to surging public interest following the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb, covers archaeological and historical subjects, with the tomb as its starting point.

Published between 1894 and 1905, this six-volume set served as a key reference work for students and scholars of Egyptology. Volume 3 (1905), written by W. M. Flinders Petrie (1853-1942), covers Egyptian history from the nineteenth to the thirtieth dynasty.

Published between 1894 and 1905, this six-volume work set served as a key reference work for students and scholars of Egyptology. Volume 2 (1896), written by W. M. Flinders Petrie (1853-1942), covers the seventeenth and eighteenth dynasties.

Originally published in 1902 for the Egypt Exploration Fund, this volume documents the archaeological excavations at one of ancient Egypt's most sacred sites. Pioneering Egyptologist W. M. Flinders Petrie (1853-1942) produced this copiously illustrated report, carefully detailing the tombs, temples and inscriptions of Abydos.

Howard Carter (1874-1939) was an English archaeologist, renowned for discovering the tomb of Tutankhamun. Originally published between 1923 and 1933, this three-volume study contains Carter's account of the sensational discovery, excavation and clearance of Tutankhamun's tomb. Volume 1 describes the original discovery and the opening of the Antechamber.