Wonderful Things A History of Egyptology: 1: from Antiquity To 1881 |
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| Author:
| Thompson, Jason |
| Series title: | Wonderful Things: a History of Egyptology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-977-416-599-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2015 |
| Publisher: | American University in Cairo Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $69.99 |
Book Description:
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The history of Egyptology is the story of the people, famous and obscure, who constructed the picture of ancient Egypt that we have today, recovered the Egyptian past while inventing it anew, and made a lost civilization comprehensible to generations of enchanted readers and viewers thousands of years later. This, the first of a three-volume survey of the history of Egyptology, follows the fascination with ancient Egypt from antiquity until 1881, tracing the recovery of ancient Egypt...
More DescriptionThe history of Egyptology is the story of the people, famous and obscure, who constructed the picture of ancient Egypt that we have today, recovered the Egyptian past while inventing it anew, and made a lost civilization comprehensible to generations of enchanted readers and viewers thousands of years later. This, the first of a three-volume survey of the history of Egyptology, follows the fascination with ancient Egypt from antiquity until 1881, tracing the recovery of ancient Egypt and its impact on the human imagination in a saga filled with intriguing mysteries, great discoveries, and scholarly creativity.