Modern Mummies

Modern Mummies The Preservation of the Human Body in the Twentieth Century

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Publisher's Synopsis

An illustrated history of how bodies have been mummified in the past 100 years, by the author of Death Dictionary and The Corpse: A History . Examines methods such as ancient Egyptian techniques, contemporary taxidermy, and natural processes of mummification are also examined in detail. Stories about famous and not-so-famous mummies are told, from

Book information

ISBN: 9780786404926
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Imprint: McFarland & Co.
Pub date:
DEWEY: 393.3
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 263
Weight: 725g
Height: 266mm
Width: 190mm
Spine width: 19mm