Accompanying an exhibition held at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice, this book is a beautiful tribute to the images, artworks, lives and legacy of the New Kingdom pharaohs. More than 600 colour photographs complement a series of thematic essays on the dual image of the pharaohs as royal sovereigns and as private personalities. Christiane Ziegler, along with a host of other contributors including Sydney H Aufrere, David P Silverman, Dominique Valbelle,...