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Description of Egypt (Taschen 25th Anniversary Ser... by Neret, Gilles Paperback
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 382283775X
- EAN
- 9783822837757
- Date of Publication
- 2007-04-25
- Publication Name
- N/A
- Type
- Paperback / softback
- Release Title
- Description De L'egypte: Publiee Par Les Ordres De Napoleon Bo...
- Artist
- Neret, Gilles
- Brand
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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taschen
ISBN-10
382283775X
ISBN-13
9783822837757
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27038747729
Product Key Features
Edition
25
Book Title
Description De L'egypte
Number of Pages
752 Pages
Language
Eng,Fre,Ger
Publication Year
2007
Topic
Archaeology, Ancient / Egypt, History / Ancient & Classical, Middle East / Egypt (See Also Ancient / Egypt)
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Architecture, Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.9 in
Item Weight
48.1 Oz
Item Length
7.6 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
962.03
Synopsis
In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte launched an expedition of 35,000 soldiers to conquer Egypt. The campaign was a military and political disaster but nonetheless it had a profound and lasting impact, by revealing the splendour of a mysterious and forgotten civilization. For Napoleon's ships also carried some 500 scholars, scientists and artists whose task it was to study the country and its customs. Traversing a country at war under the stifling heat of southern Egypt, they embarked on the first major study of a land then all but unknown to Europeans. They discovered the Valley of the Kings outside Thebes. They found the Rosetta stone which when deciphered enabled scholars to read hieroglyphics. And their combined efforts culminated in what is surely one of the most ambitiously comprehensive work ever published: the Description de I'Egypte in 10 volumes with 837 copperplate engravings and more than 3,000 drawings. It was as though they were cataloguing the world's richest museum covering three major themes with their work: ""Antiqutes,"" ""Etat Moderne"" and ""Histoire Naturelle,"" the first two of which are reproduced fully in this special edition., In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte launched an expedition of 35,000 soldiers to conquer Egypt. The campaign was a military and political disaster but nonetheless it had a profound and lasting impact, by revealing the splendour of a mysterious and forgotten civilization. For Napoleon's ships also carried some 500 scholars, scientists and artists whose task it was to study the country and its customs. Traversing a country at war under the stifling heat of southern Egypt, they embarked on the first major study of a land then all but unknown to Europeans. They discovered the Valley of the Kings outside Thebes. They found the Rosetta stone which when deciphered enabled scholars to read hieroglyphics. And their combined efforts culminated in what is surely one of the most ambitiously comprehensive work ever published: the Description de I'Egypte in 10 volumes with 837 copperplate engravings and more than 3,000 drawings. It was as though they were cataloguing the world's richest museum covering three major themes with their work: "Antiqutes," "Etat Moderne" and "Histoire Naturelle," the first two of which are reproduced fully in this special edition.
LC Classification Number
DT47
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- r***d (273)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseItem in great condition 😁 SELLER communicated any time I had a question 😍 Good value 😊 packaged securely 🙂 Shipping said 7-14 days which is correct , would purchase again from rhis seller ... Thank You
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