Tutankhamun, the Untold Story
by Thomas Hoving
Published by : Simon and Schuster (USA) , 1978, , Illustrator: ill. (some col.) Physical details: 384+16 pages, 24 cm. ISBN:0-671-24305-5; 978-0-671-24305-0.| Item type | Current location | Shelving location | Classification | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Central Papal Library | G642 | Private Libraries المكتبات الخاصة | Available | 66922 |
Includes index
Dramatis personae -- The Stage : the Valley of the Kings -- Forty kings and the thieves from Kurna -- First clues of Tutankhamun -- The First years of search -- Deep doubts -- The "Tomb of the golden bird" -- "Wonderful things" -- The Long night -- Revelations -- The Limelight -- "Discovery colossal and need every assistance" -- The Affair of the three princesses -- The Metropolitan Museum makes a coup -- "Tutankhamun Ltd." -- A "Renegade" speaks out -- "Strong bull, beautiful of birth -- Carnarvon returns to the tomb -- The Sealed doorway -- The Queen's visit -- Closing down the tomb -- Sudden tragedy -- The Curse -- The Season ends -- Collision course -- The Bastion of bureaucracy -- Dismantling the shrines -- The "Public domain" -- Strike! -- "Bandits!" -- A "Malignant influence" -- " Much Kalaam" -- Carter in America -- Surrender -- The Secret division.
Recounts the events and the people involved in the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922
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