Known to the Egyptians as The Sceptre, Thebes was Egypt's most magnificent and sacred city for a thousand years. This book presents, in stunning photographs, a

New paperback edition - How the invention of paper, a material prized by both scholars and kings, allowed information and ideas to shape humanity for 4000 years

For our entire history, humans have always searched for new ways to share information. This innate compulsion led to the origin of writing on the rock walls of

"A celebration of the greatest art and monuments of ancient Egypt through a collection of colour photographs, including wall paintings, sculpture, jewelry, and

This lustrous book--its pages are decorated with metallic links--showcases the wealth and majesty of ancient Egypt, from the temples of Karnak and Luxor to the