Miriam Stead

This is a great little book. It presents a wonderful description of the life of the average person living in Ancient Egypt using both words and photos. The photos are compliments of Stead's co-author, the famous British Museum and, in fact, I saw many of the items used here when I was at the Museum in 2011 (Yes, I am name dropping -- it was a 40-year dream to visit the UK. I'm not done visiting it, either. There's just too much for a medievalist to see.)

The book has been revised since this edition, and is still being offered at the Brit's gift shop, although I'm not sure that, if I had a limited amount I would buy it. There are just so many great things in that store.… (más)