The Mummy Unwrapped

The Mummy Unwrapped
Author: Thomas M. Feramisco
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2007-11-14
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0786437340

The mummy came to life in the 1940s out of Universal Pictures' need to produce quick turnaround, low budget "B" movies. Universal produced The Mummy's Hand, The Mummy's Tomb, The Mummy's Ghost, and The Mummy's Curse (originally The Mummy's Return) and thus created a popular franchise that is still supported today by a following of loyal fans. (Universal was prompted to produce a remake of its Mummy films in 1999.) This book is devoted entirely to Universal's Mummy movies of the 1940s. It reveals lost action and dialogue by analyzing scenes that were edited out days before The Mummy's Hand was released to theaters, treats readers to other dialogue that was filmed and then cut down to almost nothing before being included in the films, and compares and contrasts the original story of The Mummy's Return to the final shooting script of what was later renamed The Mummy's Curse. Each of the films has its own chapter, and chapters are also devoted to the actors who played the heroes, heroines, high priests, victims, and mummies in the films, and to the filmmakers who brought the mummies to life.

Mummies Unwrapped

Mummies Unwrapped
Author: Kimberly Weinberger
Publisher: Cartwheel Books
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2001
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780439200585

In four brief chapters, readers learn important facts about the Egyptians' belief on life and death, stories and superstitions surrounding their gods and goddesses, and the origin of mummies. Original.

The Mummy Unwrapped

The Mummy Unwrapped
Author: Thomas M. Feramisco
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2015-08-01
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1476607923

The mummy came to life in the 1940s out of Universal Pictures' need to produce quick turnaround, low budget "B" movies. Universal produced The Mummy's Hand, The Mummy's Tomb, The Mummy's Ghost, and The Mummy's Curse (originally The Mummy's Return) and thus created a popular franchise that is still supported today by a following of loyal fans. (Universal was prompted to produce a remake of its Mummy films in 1999.) This book is devoted entirely to Universal's Mummy movies of the 1940s. It reveals lost action and dialogue by analyzing scenes that were edited out days before The Mummy's Hand was released to theaters, treats readers to other dialogue that was filmed and then cut down to almost nothing before being included in the films, and compares and contrasts the original story of The Mummy's Return to the final shooting script of what was later renamed The Mummy's Curse. Each of the films has its own chapter, and chapters are also devoted to the actors who played the heroes, heroines, high priests, victims, and mummies in the films, and to the filmmakers who brought the mummies to life.

Mummies Unwrapped!

Mummies Unwrapped!
Author: N. B. Grace
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780531175330

Describes the wide variety of ancient human corpses that are found, how they were preserved, and what archeologists can learn from them.

The Virtual Mummy

The Virtual Mummy
Author: Sarah Underhill Wisseman
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780252071003

The Virtual Mummy is a thoroughly readable introduction to the nondestructive techniques used by contemporary researchers to analyze the artifacts and culture of ancient Egypt. It tells the captivating story of the "virtual unwrapping" of an Egyptian mummy and the interdisciplinary project that allowed researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to investigate the person inside by way of an autopsy performed by computer. The mummy, acquired by the university's Spurlock Museum in 1989, was from the Fayum region of Egypt and is dated to about 100 a.d. Although other mummy projects have used destructive analytical techniques, the Spurlock mummy was never even unwrapped. Minute samples of loose material were taken for dating and for textile and wood analysis without affecting the integrity or display quality of the artifact. Faculty and staff members from area hospitals and University of Illinois departments including classics, anthropology, chemistry, textile sciences, and entomology were recruited by the Program on Ancient Technologies and Archaeological Materials for the project. The interdisciplinary team implemented a research plan that relied on medical imaging techniques including X rays and CT scans. They also utilized for the first time in the history of mummy research a Cray II supercomputer -- at the university's National Center for Supercomputing Applications -- to render three-dimensional images of the mummy's skull and body. Replete with illustrations, Sarah U. Wisseman's engaging chronicle of teamwork and research gives readers the chance to experience how ancient history melded with contemporary technology. The Virtual Mummy also includes a review of the development of mummification and a general history of mummy research.

The Mummy's Curse

The Mummy's Curse
Author: Roger Luckhurst
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2012-10-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199698716

A quirky history that offers a new way of understanding the myth of the mummy's curse. Roger Luckhurst provides a startling path through the cultural history of Victorian England and its colonial possessions.

Unwrap My Heart

Unwrap My Heart
Author: Alex Falcone
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2016-11-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9780998361109

Sofia is just a normal high school girl, worried about getting her homework done and looking cool in the lunchroom, when HE shows up: a devastatingly handsome new kid, mysteriously covered in decaying bandages and staring at her from the empty holes where his eyes should be. She thinks he's just a hipster, but is there more to this handsome stranger than meets the eye? Yes. He's a mummy. We're not really making a secret about this. The twist is he's a mummy. It's a book about a girl who falls in love with a mummy. We've read young adult books about teenage girls unknowingly falling in love with vampires, werewolves, angels, demons, fairies, mermen, warlocks, dreamwalkers, and trolls. Seriously, there was one about trolls. It's time for mummies, dammit. It's time for mummies.

The Manchester Museum Mummy Project

The Manchester Museum Mummy Project
Author: Manchester Museum (University of Manchester)
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1979
Genre: Egyptians
ISBN: 9780719012938

Inca Mummies

Inca Mummies
Author: Joyce Markovics
Publisher: Unwrapped: Marvelous Mummies
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2021
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781534180437

Inca mummies hold fascinating secrets. They teach us hidden facts about the past. This narrative nonfiction book examines Inca mummies and the mummification process. Look inside to uncover these ancient treasures! Each book includes a table of contents, glossary of key words, index, author biography, sidebars, and mummy map.