What is inside a pyramid? Why did the Egyptians worship cats? Where did the obelisk in the Place de la Concorde in Paris come from? How can you tell apart the portraits of the pharaohs? What role did the Sphinx play in Egyptian life? What was a festival in Upper Egypt like? What did Nefertiti eat? Both scholarly and playful, Egypt - from art to architecture, from daily life to religion - in the form of questions and answers, games and visual clues. Restorations of tombs, illustrations of sites and museums, a comparative chronology, and a glossary complete this panorama of an Egypt that still today captivates and fascinates the curious mind. AUTHOR Trained as an archaeologist and art historian, Berenice Geoffroy-Schneiter is a journalist and art critic. She has written several books on Egypt, including Fayum. She also wrote the chapters on Egyptian, Oriental, and Greco-Roman antiques for the official guide to the Louvre. ILLUSTRATIONS 300 illustrations