Swifter than the arrow : the golden hunting hounds of ancient Egypt /: the golden hunting hounds of ancient Egypt. (2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Golden hunting hounds of ancient Egypt
• Further Information: Note: Michael Rice.
• Other Names: Rice, Michael, 1928-2013
• Contents: Illustrations; Preface: Canines and Ancient Egypt; 1. Wolf to Dog to Hunting Hound; 2. The Beloved Companion; 3. The Hound in the Hunt; 4. Golden Jackals, Egyptian Hounds and the Hounds of the Mediterranean Islands; 5. The Canine Gods of Ancient Egypt; 6. Tail-end; Appendix I: Hieroglyphs Relating to Dogs and Hunting; Appendix II: Dogs Named in the Text; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Picture Sources and Acknowledgements; Index.
• Publisher Details: London New York : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (xix, 226 pages), illustrations, frontispiece, map
• Subjects: 636.7530932; Hounds -- Egypt -- History; Hunting dogs -- Egypt -- History; Dogs -- Egypt -- History; PETS -- Dogs -- General; Antiquities; Dogs; Hounds; Hunting dogs; Jagdhund; Jagdhund; Egypt -- Antiquities; Egypt; Ägypten; Ägypten (Altertum); Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1429414944; 9781429414944; 9781845111168; 1845111168; 9780857717214; 0857717219
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.