Books in Brief

Atlas of Ancient Egypt

John Baines and Jaromir Malek (Facts on File: New York, 1980) 240 pp., 36 maps, 530 illustrations, 380 in color. $24.95

Atlas of the Greek World

Peter Levi (Facts on File: New York, 1981) 240 pp. 60 maps, 500 illustrations, 350 in color. $29.95

A volume of the scope of the Atlas of Ancient Egypt demanded the sifting and distillation of thousands of archaeological reports (many unpublished). Professors John Baines (Queens College, Oxford) and Jaromir Malek (Charles University, Prague) have acquitted themselves magnificently, producing not only an atlas but also a most comprehensive one-volume library on all aspects of Egyptian civilization. This atlas should instruct and delight both layperson and expert alike.