Clayton, Peter A(rthur)
CLAYTON, Peter A(rthur)
CLAYTON, Peter A(rthur). British, b. 1937. Genres: Archaeology/Antiquities, Classics. Career: Islington Public Libraries, Islington, England, chartered librarian, 1954-58; St. Marylebone Public Libraries, chartered librarian, 1958-63; Thames & Hudson Ltd., London, England, archaeology editor, 1963-74; Longman Group Ltd., Harlow, England, humanities publisher, 1974; British Museum Publications, London, managing editor, 1974-79; B.A. Seaby Ltd., London, publications director, 1980-. University of Leiden, visiting lecturer, 1970; University of Padua, visiting professor, 1978. Minerva: The International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology, consultant editor and book reviews editor, 1990-. Publications: Archaeological Sites of Britain, 1976, 2nd ed., 1985; (ed.) Manfred Lurker, The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Egypt: An Illustrated Dictionary, rev. ed., 1980; Companion to Roman Britain, 1980; The Rediscovery of Ancient Egypt: Artists and Travellers in the Nineteenth Century, 1983; David Roberts' Egypt, 1985; David Roberts' Holy Land, 1986; The Treasures of Ancient Rome, 1986; (ed. with M.J. Price) The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, 1988; Great Figures of Mythology, 1990; Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt, 1994; Family Life in Ancient Egypt, 1995; The Valley of the Kings, 1995; Egyptian Mythology, forthcoming. Address: 41 Cardy Rd, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1RL, England.