An Ancient Egyptian Herbal

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Summary: the best allround work on ancient egyptian plants and usage.
Review: An ancient egyptian herbal by Dr. Lise Manniche, is a delightfull piece of litterature for both everyday people and egyptologist. It has a nice introduction concerning various aspects of plant usage in different areas of the egyptian society. The herbal itself is a goldmine for any egyptologi reader, and every plant type is supplied with name/names in english, latin, Modern arabic and where the names are reasoneble recogniced also in ancient egyptien, coptic and greek.

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Summary: Fascinating, fun & full of information!
Review: I was first drawn to this by the title and the wonderful line drawing reproductions throughout. The photos and text are incredibly interesting. I especially liked the 'recipes' for perfumes, hair restorers...lots of things. My son did a project for his Humanities class based on the book. He followed the instructions for making a necklace of persea leaves and lotus flowers like found on King Tut. Only he used laurel leaves and petunias. He also made up one of the perfume recipes (although substituting slightly) and the deodorant cakes made of carob and clay. He got an 'A' on the project and the teacher said 'good research'. I really liked the listing at the end, for herbals and foods.

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Summary: Interesting!
Review: I was first drawn to this by the title and the wonderful line drawing reproductions throughout. The photos and text are incredibly interesting. I especially liked the 'recipes' for perfumes, hair restorers...lots of things. My son did a project for his Humanities class based on the book. He followed the instructions for making a necklace of persea leaves and lotus flowers like found on King Tut. Only he used laurel leaves and petunias. He also made up one of the perfume recipes (although substituting slightly) and the deodorant cakes made of carob and clay. He got an 'A' on the project and the teacher said 'good research'. I really liked the listing at the end, for herbals and foods.

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Summary: Fascinating, fun & full of information!
Review: This is one of my all-time favorite research books on ancient Egypt. For anyone interested in the use of plants, perfumes, cosmetics, and/or medicines in ancient Egypt, this book is a must! Dr. Manniche talks about every plant used in ancient Egypt that has been identified, and also talks about the gardens so beloved by the ancient Egyptian people. I developed a talk on Egyptian cosmetics for use as a museum docent, and much of it is heavily based on Dr. Manniche's book.