Egyptologists' Notebooks.
E/P/A| N° d'inventaire | 23148 |
| Format | 21 x 28 |
| Détails | 256 p., numerous plates and illustrations, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Vanves, 2020 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782376713173 |
Ancient Egypt troubles us, seduces us, and fascinates us. Through these unpublished travel journals, share the emotion of these forgotten adventurers—explorers, archaeologists, travelers—who took care to record the richness of this vanished civilization. Did you know that Champollion drew inspiration from the sketches of Athanasius Kircher (17th century) to decipher hieroglyphics? Are you familiar with the journal of Karl Richard Lepsius, one of the founding fathers of Egyptology? Egyptologists' Notebooks unveils these exceptional archives—writings, drawings, sketches, and photographs—to relive the golden age of Egyptology.
Ancient Egypt troubles us, seduces us, and fascinates us. Through these unpublished travel journals, share the emotion of these forgotten adventurers—explorers, archaeologists, travelers—who took care to record the richness of this vanished civilization. Did you know that Champollion drew inspiration from the sketches of Athanasius Kircher (17th century) to decipher hieroglyphics? Are you familiar with the journal of Karl Richard Lepsius, one of the founding fathers of Egyptology? Egyptologists' Notebooks unveils these exceptional archives—writings, drawings, sketches, and photographs—to relive the golden age of Egyptology.