Howard Carter and the Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Howard Carter and the Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun
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Publisher : Barzan Publishing Company
Total Pages : 414
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ISBN-10 : 1905521057
ISBN-13 : 9781905521050
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Book Synopsis Howard Carter and the Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun by : H. V. F. Winstone

Download or read book Howard Carter and the Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun written by H. V. F. Winstone and published by Barzan Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007-02-01 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the incredible story of the discovery of those 'wonderful things', and the splendour of the most memorial of all royal legends. Told with style and distinction, it includes previously unseen watercolours by Carter; the story of the relationship between Carter and his patrol, 5th Earl of Carnarvon and his daughter Lady Evelyn; new Foreword by Henrietta McCall of the British Museum; new Appendix devoted to the remarkable Almina Countess of Carnarvon, illegitimate daughter of Baron Alfred Rothschild, whose wedding dowry largely financed the search for the tomb and its excavation.


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