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Manufacturers, Mummies and Manchester

Two hundred years of interest in and study of Egyptology in the Greater Manchester area

£31.00
Author:
Hilary Forrest
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307886
Paperback:
107pp. Illustrated throughout
ISBN 10:
1407307886
BAR number:
B532
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Description

BOOK DESCRIPTION
This book traces interest in Egyptology in Manchester (England) and the surrounding towns from the early nineteenth century, when interest in Egypt first developed, through travel and business links, to the benefactions and dedicated work of cotton men and women who helped to build up and to display the remarkable collections which can be seen to this day. The second half of the book starts in the middle of the twentieth century when the focus became more scientific. The Manchester Mummy Project was pioneering in its day and the Manchester Protocol which laid down a tested methodology for mummy studies became accepted world-wide. Since its inception, mummy studies in Manchester have gone from strength to strength and the KNH Centre for Biomedical Egyptology is now pursuing ground-breaking research. The last section explores a selection of notable contributors to the Egyptological scene in Manchester.