 by Herodotus :—" In Egypt certain persons are appointed by law to exercise this art as their peculiar business, and when a dead body is brought them they produce patterns of mummies in wood, imitated in painting. In preparing the body according to  Handbook of archæology - Seite 96von Hodder Michael Westropp - 1867 - 458 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | sir John Gardner Wilkinson - 1841 - 532 Seiten
...The process of embalming is thus described by ancient writers : — "In Egypt," says Herodotus t, " certain persons are appointed by law to exercise this...patterns of mummies in wood, imitated in painting, the most elaborate of which are said to be of him (Osiris) whose name I do not think it right to mention... | |
 | John Gardner Wilkinson - 1841 - 528 Seiten
...The process of embalming is thus described by ancient writers : — "In Egypt," says Herodotus +', "certain persons are appointed by law to exercise...patterns of mummies in wood, imitated in painting, the most elaborate of which are said to be of him (Osiris) whose name I do not think it right to mention... | |
 | sir John Gardner Wilkinson - 1854 - 496 Seiten
...fable. The process of embalming is thus described by ancient writers: —." In Egypt," says Herodotus, " certain persons are appointed by law to exercise this...patterns of mummies in wood, imitated in painting; the most elaborate of which are said to be of him (Osiris), whose name I do not think it right to mention... | |
 | Marlborough College (Marlborough, England). Natural History Society - 1871 - 526 Seiten
...several of the ancient historians. Herodotus gives the following account.—" In Egypt," he saya, " certain persons are appointed by law to exercise this art as their soeeial function, aad on the bringing of a dead body to them, they produce figures »f mummies in painted... | |
 | Frederick Edward Hulme - 1873 - 60 Seiten
...by several of the ancient historians. Herodotus gives the following account.—"In Egypt," he aaya, "certain persons are appointed by law to exercise this art as their speeial function, and on the bringing of a dead body to them, they produjo figures el' mummies in painted... | |
 | Hodder Michael Westropp - 1878 - 640 Seiten
...second, 22 minae (60?.); the third was extremely cheap. The process is thus described by Herodotus:—"In Egypt certain persons are appointed by law to exercise...imitated in painting. In preparing the body according to the most expensive mode, they commence by extracting the brain from the nostrils by a curved hook,... | |
 | sir John Gardner Wilkinson - 1878 - 768 Seiten
...4 The process of embalming is thus described by ancient writers:—' In Egypt,' says Herodotus, 8 ' certain persons are appointed by law to exercise this art as their peculiar business; 1 Cerberus welcomed those who came in, and devoured those who endeavoured to go out of the gates of... | |
 | Sir John Gardner Wilkinson - 1878 - 572 Seiten
...fable.4 The process of embalming is thus described by ancient writers:—' In Egypt,' says Herodotus, 6 ' certain persons are appointed by law to exercise this art as their peculiar business; 1 Cerberus welcomed those who came ' Some suppose the former to have been in, and devoured those who... | |
 | John Gardner Wilkinson - 1878 - 604 Seiten
...4 The procese of embalming is thus described by ancient writers :—' In Egypt/ says Herodotus, 5 ' certain persons are appointed by law to exercise this art as their peculiar business ; 1 Cerberus welcomed those who came * Some suppose the former to have been in, and devoured those... | |
 | Alexander Montagu Browne - 1878 - 168 Seiten
...taxidermists the world has known. For an account of the arts used in embalming see Herodotus, who says: In Egypt certain persons are appointed by law to exercise this art (embalming) as their peculiar business ; and when a dead body is brought tbem they produce patterns... | |
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