The Napoleonic Survey of Egypt Description de L'Egypte: The Monuments and Customs of Egypt: Selected Engravings and Texts |
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| Editor:
| Russell, Terence M. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85928-248-9 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2001 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $230.00 |
Book Description:
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Napoleon Bonaparte celebrated his conquest of Egypt in 1798 by commissioning a survey of the country's treasures published as the Description de L'Egypte. An army of engravers collaborated with artist-illustrators over a thirty-year period to produce 900 folio engravings of huge proportions depicting the architecture, monuments and antiquities of ancient Egypt together with contemporary views of the country.Reproducing large sections of the original folio, this is the first book in...
More DescriptionNapoleon Bonaparte celebrated his conquest of Egypt in 1798 by commissioning a survey of the country's treasures published as the Description de L'Egypte. An army of engravers collaborated with artist-illustrators over a thirty-year period to produce 900 folio engravings of huge proportions depicting the architecture, monuments and antiquities of ancient Egypt together with contemporary views of the country.Reproducing large sections of the original folio, this is the first book in English to provide an accessible and comprehensive account of the origins and creation of the Description de L'Egypte.