Egyptology Books

Egyptology, the study of pharaonic Egypt, spanning the period c. 4500 bce to ce 641.

Egyptology began when the scholars accompanying Napoleon Bonaparte’s invasion of Egypt (1798–1801) published Description de l’Égypte (1809–28),

which made large quantities of source material about ancient Egypt available to Europeans.

A book titled 'Wooden Statues of the Old Kingdom: A Typological Study' by Julia Harvey with a red cover, gold text, and an illustration of an seated figure reading a book.
Cover of a book titled 'Altorientalische Miniaturkunst' featuring photographs of ancient miniature artifacts including figurines, seals, stones, and jewelry.
Book cover titled 'Uschebti - ägyptische Dienefiguren einer deutschen Privatsammlung' featuring images of five Egyptian ushebti figurines in different colors and styles.
Photograph of an ancient Egyptian wooden statue of a person with a serene expression, wearing a striped striped headdress, and with dark eyes with white sclera, displayed at the Louvre Museum.
Book titled "Studies in Early Egyptian Glass" by C. Lilyquist and R.H. Brill, featuring three ancient Egyptian glass vessels with gold accents on the cover, published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Book cover titled 'Portraits and Masks: Burial Customs in Roman Egypt,' featuring an ancient gold funerary mask with detailed facial features, large eyes, and decorations, set against a blue background.