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|title=Egyptomania: Our Three Thousand Year Obsession with the Land of the Pharaohs

|author=Bob Brier

|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan

|date=November 2013

|website=http://drbobbrier.com/

|summary=Bob Brier looks at the history of Egyptomania from the ancient Greeks down to the present day and showcases some of the items from his personal collection of Egyptian ephemera.

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There have been so many books written on the subject of Egyptology, it would be hard to imagine that anything new could be said on the matter. However, TV presenter and researcher Bob Brier, a self-confessed Egyptophile, has managed to approach the topic from a unique perspective by allowing us a glimpse of his fascinating collection of all things Egyptian. The collection is an eclectic mix of objects, including jewellery, private letters from Howard Carter, tobacco packaging, books, posters and tea-sets. In Brier’s collection, his ornate Josiah Wedgwood Egyptian set sits proudly on the shelf next to Barbie of the Nile and a cheap King Tut cologne bottle. As he puts it: ''we all know that something can be so bad that it’s good. The true collector has no shame.''

''Egyptomania'' is an entertaining and engaging read about our obsession with the land of the Pharaohs that is still as strong today as it was centuries ago.

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