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From the book cover: The earliest vitreous materials in Egypt date to ca 4000 BC although the production of glass, faience, frit or 'Egyptian blue' does not really take off until the 18th dynasty. This book combines descriptions of various objects made from vitreous materials with an analysis of the processes and techniques used in their production. His study begins with the raw materials, he describes the processing of the materials and the waste products generated, the production and finishing of objects and their final distribution. Focusing largely on evidence from the city of Amarna, a large part of this volume is taken up with analyses of the structure and composition of the vitreous materials.

From Amazon.com: [This book] is the catalogue that accompanies a landmark exhibition organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Reunion des Musees Nationaux in Paris, and the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. The show brings together 115 Old Kingdom masterworks from museum collections throughout the world.

From AEB: The new (third) edition of this book provides concise and updated summaries of the lives and achievements of the leading names of Egyptian archaeology, with many new entries since the last edition.

Reviewed by Francesca: Who are the people behind the world's greatest ancient civilisation is the crucial question which drives this great book. From the most famous to the lowly people, from Egypt's heights of prosperity to its depths of despair, the people behind the names, both in their original and their Greek transliterated form, are revealed in an English language alphabetical order. Many of the museum collections have been examined and elaborated on. The first entry in the book is a scribe, Aakheperkare-senb and the last one is Zoser (aka Djoser Netjerykhet). Although there are no illustrations, it is an excellent and well-written reference, a must for students and scholars.

From AEB: This study of wine offering goes beyond the mere discussion of its religious significance as seen in offering acts, being also concerned with the question of how wine as an object of daily life was integrated into the Ancient Egyptian religious system. The development of viticulture, the locations of the vineyards, the words used to designate wine in the Graeco-Roman period, the religious as well as the medical use of wine, and the attitude of the Egyptians toward wine-drinking are explored in this book.

Synopsis: A daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti falls in love with a scribe.