| Author | Greenhill, Thomas, 1681-1740? |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 08008273 |
| Title |
ΝΕΚΡΟΚΗΔΕΙΑ; Or, the Art of Embalming;
Wherein Is Shewn the Right of Burial, and Funeral Ceremonies, Especially That of Preserving Bodies After the Egyptian Method. Together With an Account of the Egyptian Mummies, Pyramids, Subterranean Vaults and Lamps, and Their Opinion of the Metempsychosis, the Cause of Their Embalming. As Also a Geographical Description of Egypt, the Rise and Course of the Nile, the Temper, Constitution and Physic of the Inhabitants, Their Inventions, Arts, Sciences, Stupendous Works and Sepulchres, and Other Curious Observations Any Ways Relating to the Physiology and Knowledge of This Art. |
| Alternate Title | Nekrokedeia |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | RA: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine |
| Subject | Embalming -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Burial -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Mummies -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 57829 |
| Release Date | Sep 1, 2018 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 43 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Price | $0.00 |
