Mummies: A Voyage Through Eternity
1991 book by Françoise Dunand and Roger Lichtenberg / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mummies: A Voyage Through Eternity (UK title: Mummies: A Journey Through Eternity; French: Les Momies : Un voyage dans l'éternité) is a 1991 illustrated monograph on the Egyptian mummies, ancient Egyptian funerary practices and the history of the discoveries of Egyptian mummies. Co-written by the French historian Françoise Dunand and the medical doctor Roger Lichtenberg, and published in pocket format by Éditions Gallimard as the 118th volume in the "Découvertes Gallimard" collection[1] (known as "Abrams Discoveries" in the United States, and "New Horizons" in the United Kingdom).
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Author | Françoise Dunand Roger Lichtenberg |
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Original title | Les Momies : Un voyage dans l'éternité |
Translator | Ruth Sharman |
Cover artist | Anonymous (FR & US eds.) Anonymous. Ramesses II in his wooden coffin, photograph; detail from the Hildesheim sarcophagus. (UK ed.) |
Language | French |
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Release number | 118th in collection |
Subject | Egyptian mummies, Ancient Egyptian funerary practices |
Genre | Nonfiction monograph |
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Publication date | 26 September 1991 26 October 2007 (new ed.) |
Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1994 |
Media type | Print (paperback) |
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ISBN | 978-2-0705-3167-7 (first edition) |
OCLC | 470547459 |
Preceded by | L'Afrique des explorateurs : Vers les sources du Nil |
Followed by | Jules Verne : Le rêve du progrès |
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