gorgeously illustrated throughout

covering the historical and art-historical context

Christian Michel is professor of art history at the Université de Lausanne

independent scholar

• Rustic figurines carved in ancient Greece

Egyptian Hieroglyphs for Complete Beginners children's books gorgeously illustrated throughoutAn original and accessible approach to learning hieroglyphs, written by an experienced teacher and author. This is the first guide to reading hieroglyphs that begins with Egyptian monuments themselves. Assuming no knowledge on the part of the reader, it shows how to interpret the information on the inscriptions in a step by step journey through the script and language of ancient Egypt. We enter the world of the ancient Egyptians and explore their