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Illustrations include rare archival images along with spectacular and creative models from noted international architects

Deb Perelman (The Smitten Kitchen)

The author examines philosophical treatises

The Quest For Immortality C REF transgressive outlets for outsider storiesThis volume accompanies an exhibition of the same name, which includes artefacts from nearly 2000 years before the Christian era. Objects such as coffins, tombs, masks, jewellery, papyri, sarcophagi and monumental and small scale sculpture reveal the reverence and awe with which the Egyptians considered the mystery of death. The essays in this book explore Egyptian art history, customs and worship, with specific focus on the Amduat, a book devoted to