The book of the dead
- Författare
- Wales) Abbey Mills (Holywell Limited Editions Club Curwen Press Curwen Press British Museum John Dreyfus Peter Parkinson Raymond O. (Raymond Oliver) Faulkner
- (A collection of spells edited and translated by Raymond O. Faulkner from papyri in the British Museum., "The scenes reproduced here, and on the title-page, have been taken from the Ani funerary papyrus of The book of the dead in the British Museum (BM 10470); it is the finest specimen known"--Title page verso of volume 2., "Edition of 1500 printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club at The Curwen Press in London following a typographic plan by John Dreyfus. The texts for this edition were selected and newly translated by Dr Raymond O. Faulkner who also annotated the reproductions. The Ani Manuscript in the British Museum was photographed for this edition by Peter Parkinson."--Colophon., Issued together in slipcase., Set in Monotype Walbaum; text paper is Abbey Mills white wove; plates printed on British Linson Paper, mounted in a continuous strip 16 feet by 5 inches long, folded concertina style; bound in full smooth buckram. See Limited Editions Club. Bibliography of fine books published by the Limited Editions Club, 1929-1985.)
- Genre
- Egyptian., Facsimiles, Facsimiles., Fac-similés., Ej skönlitteratur, Incantations, facsimiles (reproductions), Early works
- Språk
- Engelska
| Förlag | År | Ort | Om boken | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Limited Editions Club | 1972 | New York, New York, London, The Curwen Press | 2 volymer (xxv, 157 sidor; vikt plansch) color facsimiles 32 cm |