Egyptology: The Colouring Companion - Steer, Dugald
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Following the discovery of amateur Egyptologist Emily Sands' journal in 2004, the epic account of her 1926 expedition in search of the Lost Tomb of Osiris was finally revealed to the world. Miss Sands' great niece has released a new set of materials, sent to her by her aunt during the expedition, which include black-line illustrations by Nick Harris and Helen Ward - two of the artists who accompanied Emily. In this companion colouring volume to Egyptology, Miss Sands' fascinating notes are accompanied by 31 black line versions of some of the most important sketches of tombs, pyramids and…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Following the discovery of amateur Egyptologist Emily Sands' journal in 2004, the epic account of her 1926 expedition in search of the Lost Tomb of Osiris was finally revealed to the world. Miss Sands' great niece has released a new set of materials, sent to her by her aunt during the expedition, which include black-line illustrations by Nick Harris and Helen Ward - two of the artists who accompanied Emily. In this companion colouring volume to Egyptology, Miss Sands' fascinating notes are accompanied by 31 black line versions of some of the most important sketches of tombs, pyramids and ancient artefacts. Now you too can step back in time to the golden era of Egyptology, open this book and put pencil to paper.
Autorenporträt
Dugald Steer was born in 1965 and grew up in Surrey, where his love of books led him to study English Literature and Philosophy at Bristol. Several jobs later Dugald began working at Templar Publishing, where he worked his way up to Senior Editor, writing and editing many books in house. He has written more than 100 books for Templar, including 11 titles in their hugely successful 'Ology series. Dugald lives near Barcelona in Spain with his wife Ana and his two children.

After 20 years spent doing traditional media watercolour and ink for projects such as Wind in the Willows, Firework-Maker's Daughter and Dragon Quest, Nick moved into digital artwork. He has created artwork for some of the popular Ology series. He lives with his wife and two beagles In Gloucester, UK.

Helen Ward trained at Brighton School of Art, under the direction of well-known children's illustrators including Raymond Briggs. Helen was awarded the first Walker Prize for Children's Illustration. Awards for Helen's work include The National Art Library Award (The Tin Forest), and, in 2003, the The Cockerel and the Fox was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award. Helen lives in Stroud, Gloucestershire.