Livre - Nefertiti's face
932 TYL
Description
Livre
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Tyldesley Joyce Ann
Presentation materielle : 1 vol. (228 p.)
Dimensions : 24 cm
"Who better than Joyce Tyldesley to part the veil that shouds Egypt's most enigmatically charismatic queen, and the haunting bust of her in a Berlin museum - perhaps the most famous portrait from antiquity" Tom Holland "Tydesley's strength has always been her storytelling" Sunday telegraph "A gifted storyteller... Her writing is crystal-clear and charmingly irreverent" Nature
Acknowledgements, p. VII Nefertiti’s Egypt, p. IX Map of Amarna, p. X Plan: Thutmose’s House / Workshop, p. XI Introduction: seeking Nefertiti, p. 1 Background to the Amarna Age, p. 7 PART I: CREATING NEFERTITI, p. 1. Thutmose, p. 27 2. Chief of Works, p. 51 3. Taught by the King, p. 70 4. The Beautiful Woman, p. 88 PART II: RECREATING NEFERTITI, p. 5. The Colourful Queen, p. 119 6. The German Queen, p. 137 7. Multiple Nefertiti, p. 156 8. Looking for Nefertiti, p. 175 Notes, p. 187 Bibliography and Further Reading, p. 204 List of Illustrations, p. 217 Index, p. 219
