Ancient Egypt: Treasures from the Collection of the Oriental Institute (The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago)
The illustrations are superb and the text well written and understandable.' (Bob PartridgeAncient Egypt Magazine)This handsomely produced volume makes a welcome addition to the publication of objects in smaller museum collections of Egyptian antiquities.' (KMT: A Modern Journal of Egyptology)This genre of books is a delight to the enthusiast for they are all produced to the highest quality and with text by well known Egyptologists.  This Chicago volume is no exception...You will find information and detail in this and other such Museum books, which simply is not available elsewhere.  The illustrations are superb and the text well written and understandable.  Expert or beginner will learn much from the contents of this volume. (Ancient Egypt Magazine1900-01-00)Built largely through the work of pioneering Egyptologist James Henry Breasted during the late nineteenth century, the Oriental Institutes Egyption collection is among the countrys most important, with more than 25,000 objects. Yet it has not been adequately published and is less well known than it should be. Aiming to remedy the problem, this beautifully illustrated catalogue provides informative and scholarly discussions of sixty-two of its most important pieces. (Denise M. Doxey, Museum of Fine Arts, BostonReligious Studies Review, Vol. 30, Issue 2,31900-01-00)