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Belzoni

The Giant Archaeologists Love to Hate

Belzoni( )
Author: Noël Hume, Ivor
ISBN:978-0-8139-3140-1
Publication Date:Nov 2011
Publisher:University of Virginia Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $34.95
Book Description:

The Italian son of a barber. A failed hydraulic engineer. A giant who performed feats of strength and agility in the circus. Giovanni Belzoni (1778-1824) was all of these before going on to become one of the most controversial figures in the history of Egyptian archaeology. A man of exceptional size with an ego of comparable proportions, he procured for the British Museum some of its largest and still awe-inspiring treasures. Today, however, the typical museum visitor knows nothing...
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Book Details
Pages:320
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Historical
History / Ancient / Egypt
Social Science / Archaeology
Travel / Middle East / Egypt
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):7 x 9.5 Inches
Book Weight:0.77 Pounds



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