The Discovery of The Tomb of Tutankhamen
by Howard Carter
Published by : Dover Publications (USA) , 1977, , Illustrator: illustrations Physical details: xlv, 231+ 54 pages, 22 cm. ISBN:0-486-23500-9; 978-0-486-23500-4.| Item type | Current location | Shelving location | Classification | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Central Papal Library | G613 | Private Libraries المكتبات الخاصة | Available | 63286 |
"An unabridged republication of volume 1 of the work The tomb of Tut·Ankh·Amen discovered by the late Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter, originally published by Cassell and Company, Ltd., London, 1923."
Introduction / Jon Manchip White -- Preface -- Introduction -- Biographical sketch of the late Lord Carnarvon / by Lady Burghclere -- The king and the queen -- The valley and the tombs -- The valley in modern times -- Our prefatory work at Thebes -- The finding of the tomb -- A preliminary investigation -- A survey of the antechamber -- Clearing the antechamber -- Visitors and the press -- Work in the laboratory -- The opening of the sealed door
This book captures the painstaking, step-by-step process of excavation; and the wonders of the treasure-filled inner chamber. 104 on-the-spot photographs depict the phases of the discovery and the scrupulous cataloging of the treasures
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