Egyptian History and Art
With Reference to Museum Collections
Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology Series

The Egyptologist Annie Quibell, née Pirie (1862?1927), became a student of Sir Flinders Petrie, copying wall-paintings and inscriptions at his Saqqara excavations, where she met her husband, who was an inspector for the Egyptian Antiquities Service. Accompanying him and sharing in his work on site, she was keen to popularise the marvels of ancient Egyptian civilisation, writing several works for the lay reader. This 1923 book was a new edition of a work originally focusing on the Cairo Museum, but which was now intended as a historical guide to Egyptian collections in general. She advises that it should be skimmed through before any visit, 'sufficiently to get an impression of the great length of Egyptian history', but can also be used afterwards to follow up any particular interest. The very recent discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb, 'just as the book was going to press', enthuses Quibell with prospects for the future.

Preface; 1. Earliest Egypt; 2. Early dynasties; 3. Old empire; 4. The first dark ages; 5. Middle empire; 6. The second dark ages; 7. New empire; 8. New empire (cont.); 9. New empire (cont.); 10. Late new empire; 11. The Saitic period; 12. Alexander and the Ptolemies; 13. Roman and Christian Egypt; Index.