Book of the Dead

I don't think I've covered so many different forms of art in one week before. Now we go back to c. 1280 BC for The Book of the Dead of Hunefer (above). The British Museum's exhibition Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead shows the Greenfield Papyrus in its entirety for the first time, together with other exhibits to follow the ancient Egyptians’ journey from death to the afterlife. This is the museum's Autumn biggy, a "once-in-a-lifetime exhibition" due to the fragility of papyri, opening on 4 November. Click the title link for more information.