A History of the Pharaohs (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108082907)

The career of Arthur Weigall (1880-1934) encompassed Egyptology but also stage design, film criticism and journalism, as well as fiction and books about ancient Egypt. After studying in Germany, he worked at Abydos with Flinders Petrie, but in 1905 he was unexpectedly promoted to Chief Inspector of Antiquities for Upper Egypt, when Howard Carter was forced to resign. His work in Egypt, especially in the area of Luxor, focused on the conservation of monuments and the prevention of the shipping of artefacts abroad, until 1911, when he returned to London. In the preface to this illustrated two-volume work, published in 1925, Weigall likens the writing of a history of Egypt to the piecing together of a jigsaw puzzle consisting of thousands of pieces, but intends to present a chronological narrative at a level to satisfy both the scholar and the interested amateur. Volume 1 covers the first eleven dynasties.

Author: Arthur E. P. Brome Weigall
ISBN-10: 1108082904
ISBN-13: 9781108082907
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/27/2015
Pages: 382
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.85d