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A Global History of the Reception of Ancient Egypt

ed. José das Candeias Sales et al.

Bringing together 100 chapters by an international collection of scholars, this volume explores how ancient Egypt has been imagined, adapted and reinvented across cultures and centuries, spanning art, architecture, museums, literature, performance and popular culture, and the diverse contexts that have shaped Egyptomania. READ MORE

Hardback: £110.00

Photographing Hellenism

Deborah Harlan

This study examines a unique photographic collection spanning the late 19th to mid-20th century, tracing how images of the Hellenic world were created, circulated, archived, and reinterpreted. It explores their materiality, cultural contexts, and evolving meanings, from lantern slides to digital access. READ MORE

Hardback: £55.00 | eBook: £16.00

How Pharaohs Became Media Stars: Ancient Egypt and Popular Culture

ed. Abraham I. Fernández Pichel

Archaeopress Egyptology 48

New media and its enormous diffusion in the last decades of the 20th century and up to the present has greatly increased and diversified the reception of Egyptian themes and motifs and Egyptian influence in various cultural spheres. This book seeks to provide new evidence of this interdisciplinarity between Egyptology and popular culture. READ MORE

Paperback: £45.00 | Open Access

Moving on from Ebla, I crossed the Euphrates: An Assyrian Day in Honour of Paolo Matthiae

ed. Davide Nadali et al.

Six articles by leading scholars on the culture of the Assyrian world pay homage to Paolo Matthiae, known internationally for the discovery of the site of ancient Ebla in Syria. The articles deal with different aspects of Assyrian culture, with innovative and sometimes unexpected points of view, including its reception in the modern world. READ MORE

Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00

Greek Art in Motion: Studies in honour of Sir John Boardman on the occasion of his 90th Birthday

ed. Rui Morais et al.

Over 50 papers, first presented at the international congress ‘Greek Art in Motion’ (Lisbon, 2017) in honour of Sir John Boardman’s 90th Birthday, are collected here under the following headings: Sculpture, Architecture, Terracotta & Metal, Greek Pottery, Coins, Greek History & Archaeology, Greeks Overseas, Reception & Collecting, Art & Myth. READ MORE

Paperback: £75.00 | eBook: £16.00