Brill Signs New Harvard Egyptological Studies Book Series

June 10, 2014 – Leiden (NL) / Boston (MA) – Brill, the international scholarly publisher, has signed an agreement to publish Harvard Egyptological Studies – a new book series.

Brill, the international scholarly publisher, has signed an agreement to publish a book series in cooperation with the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, and the Department of Anthropology, both of which are in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University. The book series is entitled Harvard Egyptological Studies.

The series will present scholarly publications in the field of Egyptology and will highlight, but is by no means limited to, aspects of the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition (1905–1947). Invited topics include recent PhD dissertations, reports from excavations, specialized studies in ancient Egyptian language and culture, conference proceedings, and the history of the field of Egyptology.

The series will be edited by Peter Der Manuelian, Philip J. King Professor of Egyptology and Director of the Harvard Semitic Museum, and the first volume in the series will be available in 2015.  “We are delighted with the University’s new contribution to Egyptology, and hope that among other accomplishments it will bring renewed emphasis on the spectacular legacy of the Harvard–MFA Expedition,” Manuelian said.

For more information and to submit book proposals, contact Katelyn Chin (chin@brill.com), Acquisitions Editor, Ancient Near East and Egypt. Additional information will soon be available on brill.com.

About Brill – Founded in 1683 in Leiden, the Netherlands, Brill is a leading international academic publisher in 20 main subject areas, including Middle East and Islamic Studies, Asian Studies, Classical Studies, History, Biblical and Religious Studies, Language & Linguistics, Biology, and International Law, among others. With offices in Leiden and Boston, Brill today publishes 200 journals and around 700 new books and reference works each year, available in both print and electronic form. Brill also markets a large number of primary source research collections and databases. The company’s key customers are academic and research institutions, libraries, and scholars. Brill is a publicly traded company and is listed on Euronext Amsterdam NV. For further information please visit www.brill.com.