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Manufacturers, Mummies and Manchester: Two hundred years of interest in and study of Egyptology in the Greater Manchester area
Hilary Forrest
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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.
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Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Contents
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Acknowledgements
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Preface
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List of illustrations
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Part 1
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1. Travellers and Collectors
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2. Excavators and benefactors
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3. ‘A Good and Enlightened Man’
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4. Scientific society to public access
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5. Cotton and congregations
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6. A ‘woman of great brilliancy’
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7. Egyptian cotton and the Lancashire towns
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8. Scientific Egyptology
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9. A life devoted to Manchester Egyptology
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10. Museums after World War One
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Part 2
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11. New heights through new depths
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12. Getting down to the bare bones
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13. The unwrapping of Mummy 1770
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14. Looking deeper
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15. Heads, teeth and hands
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16. Invaders and unwelcome guests
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17. The origins of the KNH Centre
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18. The work of the KNH Centre
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19. Three days in the life of the KNH Centre
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20. Investigating Takabuti
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21. From amateur to academe
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22. Enthusiasts and inspirations
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23. A continuing tradition
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Bibliography
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Index
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Published: 2011
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407322049 (ebook)
- 9781407307886 (paperback)
BAR Number: B532