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The dust jacket is slightly rubbed and bumped. The pages are browned and have brown stains. Der Schutzumschlag ist leicht berieben und bestoßen. Die Seiten sind gebräunt und weisen Braunflecken auf. - EDITORIAL NOTE - - THE 'ALPHABET' - - LIST OF PLATES - - LIST OF TEXT FIGURES - - INTRODUCTION - - 1. THE CALENDARS AND CHRONOLOGY By RICHARD A. PARKER - - 2. MATHEMATICS AND ASTRONOMY - - By G. J. TOOMER - - 3. THE CANONICAL TRADITION By ERIK IVERSEN - - 4. TECHNOLOGY AND MATERIALS By J. R. HARRIS - - 5. MEDICINE By J. R. HARRIS - - 6. MYSTERY, MYTH, AND MAGIC By A. A. BARB - - 7. THE HIEROGLYPHIC TRADITION By ERIK IVERSEN - - 8. LANGUAGE AND WRITING By J. ?ERNÝ - - 9. LITERATURE By GEORGES POSENER - - 10. EGYPT AND ISRAEL By RONALD J. WILLIAMS - - 11. THE CONCEPT OF LAW IN ANCIENT EGYPT - - By ARISTIDE THÉODORIDÈS 12. GRAECO-ROMAN EGYPT - - By CLAIRE PRÉAUX - - 13. THE GREEK PAPYRI - - By C. H. ROBERT - - 14. CHRISTIAN AND COPTIC EGYPT - - By A. F. SHORE - - 15. THE LEGACY TO AFRICA - - By P. L. SHINNIE - - 16. THE CONTRIBUTION TO ISLAM By BERNARD LEWIS - - INDEXES - - 1. GENERAL - - 2. EGYPTIAN - - 3. COPTIC - - 4. GREEK.