This is a short commented bibliography about Ancient Egypt. It's completely arbitrary and linked to my tastes. Very innovative study on the Egyptian civilization, and on Egyptology itself. Of particular note is a new view on the development of Egyptian architecture, with a stress on the existence of local forms until the end of the old kingdom, and their gradual suppression in favor of state promoted forms. A book on Egyptian history, Gardiner's swan's song, according to himself.
Emphasis is put on the sources.
Reads like a novel. Dictionnaire de la civilisation gyptienne Posener, G., Sauneron, S. and Yoyotte, J. A very nice and well written dictionnary on ancient Egypt, with beautiful illustrations. 1993 One of the major recent books on Egyptian religion. Religion and Philosophy in Ancient Egypt Allen, J.P. et al, ed. Yale Egyptological Studies 3.