A History of Egyptian Mummies And an Account of the Worship and Embalming of the Sacred Animals by the Egyptians
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAP. I On Mummy
- CHAP. II On Mummy as a Drug
- CHAP. III On the Theology of the Ancient Egyptians, and Funeral Ceremonies of Different Nations
- CHAP. IV On Egyptian Tombs
- CHAP. V On Embalming
- CHAP. VI On the Medicaments employed in Embalming
- CHAP. VII On the Bandages
- CHAP. VIII On the Egyptian Idols, Amulets, Ornaments, &c
- CHAP. IX On the Cases and Sarcophagi
- CHAP. X On the Papvri Manuscripts
- CHAP. XI On the Physical History of the Egyptians
- CHAP. XII On the Sacred Animals embalmed by the Egyptians
- CHAP. XIII On the Sacred Animals—the Mammalia
- CHAP. XIV On the Sacred Animals—the Aves
- CHAP. XV On the Sacred Animals—Amphibia—Pisces—Insecta
- CHAP. XVI On Deceptive Specimens of Mummies
- CHAP. XVII On the Guanches—the Mummies of Peru—the Desiccated Bodies at Palermo– the Burman Embalmings
- CHAP. XVIII On Modern Embalmings
- Explanation of the Plates
- ERRATA ET CORRIGENDA
- Plate section
CHAP. III - On the Theology of the Ancient Egyptians, and Funeral Ceremonies of Different Nations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2014
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAP. I On Mummy
- CHAP. II On Mummy as a Drug
- CHAP. III On the Theology of the Ancient Egyptians, and Funeral Ceremonies of Different Nations
- CHAP. IV On Egyptian Tombs
- CHAP. V On Embalming
- CHAP. VI On the Medicaments employed in Embalming
- CHAP. VII On the Bandages
- CHAP. VIII On the Egyptian Idols, Amulets, Ornaments, &c
- CHAP. IX On the Cases and Sarcophagi
- CHAP. X On the Papvri Manuscripts
- CHAP. XI On the Physical History of the Egyptians
- CHAP. XII On the Sacred Animals embalmed by the Egyptians
- CHAP. XIII On the Sacred Animals—the Mammalia
- CHAP. XIV On the Sacred Animals—the Aves
- CHAP. XV On the Sacred Animals—Amphibia—Pisces—Insecta
- CHAP. XVI On Deceptive Specimens of Mummies
- CHAP. XVII On the Guanches—the Mummies of Peru—the Desiccated Bodies at Palermo– the Burman Embalmings
- CHAP. XVIII On Modern Embalmings
- Explanation of the Plates
- ERRATA ET CORRIGENDA
- Plate section
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- A History of Egyptian MummiesAnd an Account of the Worship and Embalming of the Sacred Animals by the Egyptians, pp. 13 - 22Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013