Egyptian Mummies: People from the Past

Egyptologist Delia Pemberton unravels the mystery of mummification in Egyptian Mummies: People from the Past. Focusing on seven mummies that currently reside in the British Museum, this volume provides a wealth of information about such subjects as tomb preparation, funeral equipment and 18th- and 19th-century mummy mania. Full-color photographs of tombs and period artifacts plus sidebars punctuate the text. Pemberton wraps it all up with a glossary, index and suggestions for further reading. (Sept.)