A History of Egypt 6 Volume Set (Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology) - Softcover

Petrie, William Matthew Flinders; Mahaffy, John Pentland; Milne, Joseph Grafton; Lane-Poole, Stanley

 
9781108067430: A History of Egypt 6 Volume Set (Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology)

Synopsis

Published in six volumes between 1894 and 1905, this collection served as a valuable reference work for students and scholars of Egyptology at a time when ongoing archaeological excavations were adding significantly to the understanding of one of the world's oldest civilisations. At the forefront of this research was Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853–1942), whose pioneering methods made Near Eastern archaeology a much more systematic and scientific discipline. Many of his other publications are also reissued in this series. Britain's first professor of Egyptology from 1892, Petrie was conscious of the fact that there was no textbook he could recommend to his students. The work of Weidemann was in German and out of date, so Petrie and his collaborators incorporated the latest theories and discoveries in this English-language resource. Volumes 1-3, written by Petrie, cover Egyptian history from its beginnings to the thirtieth dynasty. Volumes 3-6, by other authors, extend the coverage up to 1517 CE.

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Book Description

Published between 1894 and 1905, this six-volume set served as a key reference work for students and scholars of Egyptology. Volumes 1-3, written by W. M. Flinders Petrie, cover Egyptian history from its beginnings to the thirtieth dynasty. The three further volumes take the coverage up to 1517 CE.

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