Tutankhamun and Amarna Period Books
By STAN PARCHIN
July 2, 2009
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Innermost Coffin of Tutankhamun (detail). Egyptian, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Reign of Tutankhamun (r. 1332-1322 B.C.). Gold and precious stones. H. 51 cm, L.187 cm. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Photograph by Jon Bodsworth. |
The endless fascination with ancient Egyptian art and civilization during the revolutionary age of the "heretic" pharaoh Akhenaten (r. 1353-1335 B.C.) and Tutankhamun (r. 1332-1322 B.C.) continues to inspire the publication of quality color-illustrated studies. Suitable for scholars, students and enthusiasts, many are exhibition catalogues authored by respected museum curators, archaeologists and art historians. Most are available in bookstores and through Internet retailers.
General
Freed, Rita E., Yvonne J. Markowitz, Sue H. D'Auria (eds.), et al. Pharaohs of the Sun: Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Tutankhamen (exh. cat.). Boston, New York and London: Bulfinch Press/Little, Brown and Company, 1999.
Hawass, Zahi. Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs (exh. cat.). Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 2005.
_____, et al. Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs (exh. cat.). Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 46-69, 100-101, 104-105, 112-114, 116-119, 121-125, 128-131, 134, 142, 144-145, 150-151, 200-247.
Russman, Edna R., et al. Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum (exh. cat.). Berkeley, Los Angeles and New York: University of California Press and American Federation of Arts, 2001, 130-149, 165.
Shaw, Ian (ed.), et al. The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000, 218-313.
Silverman, David P., Josef W. Wegner and Jennifer Houser Wegner. Akhenaten and Tutankhamun: Revolution and Restoration. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006.
Ziegler, Christiane (ed.), et al. The Pharaohs (exh. cat.). New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 2002, 234-267, 430, 438, 441-442, 452-455, 463-469, 480.
Prelude to Amarna
Kozloff, Arielle P., Betsy M. Bryan, et al. Egypt's Dazzling Sun (exh. cat.). Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1992.
Akhenaten and Nefertiti
Aldred, Cyril. Akhenaten, King of Egypt. London: Thames & Hudson, 1988.
_____. Akhenaten and Nefertiti (exh. cat.). New York: Brooklyn Museum, 1973.
Arnold, Dorothea, et al. The Royal Women of Amarna (exh. cat.). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1997.
Redford, Donald B. Akhenaten, the Heretic King. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1984.
Reeves, Nicholas. Akhenaten: Egypt's False Prophet. London: Thames & Hudson, 2001.
Smith, Ray Winfield and Donald B. Redford. The Akhenaten Temple Project. Warminster Aris & Phillips, 1976.
Tutankhamun
Desroches-Noblecourt, Christiane. Tutankhamun: Life and Death of a Pharaoh. New York: New York Graphic Society, 1963.
Edwards, I.E.S. The Treasures of Tutankhamun (exh. cat.). London: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1971.
_____. Treasures of Tutankhamun (exh. cat.). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1976.
_____. Tutankhamun: His Tomb and Its Treasures. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1976.
James, T.G.H. Tutankhamun. New York: Metro Books, 2002.
Reeves, Nicholas. The Complete Tutankhamun: The King, The Tomb, The Royal Treasure. New York: Thames & Hudson, 1995.
Photography of Tutankhamun's Tomb and Its Contents
Allen, Susan J. Tutankhamun's Tomb: The Thrill of Discovery (Photographs by Harry Burton) (exh. cat.). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2006.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Wonderful Things: The Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1976.