Letter to Mr. Dacier concerning the alphabet of hieroglyphs.
Fata Morgana| N° d'inventaire | 25807 |
| Format | 14.5 x 22.5 |
| Détails | 96 p., brochure with flaps. |
| Publication | Fontfroide, 2022 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782377921195 |
Afterword by Jean-Claude Goyon.
The statement of the reasons which determined the Egyptians to take this or that hieroglyphic sign to represent this or that sound requires a little more development: I am forced to enter into minute details which I ask you in advance, sir, to forgive me in favor of the importance of this question in itself, and perhaps also of the singular results to which its examination can lead.
In this letter, Champollion explains for the first time how he succeeded in deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs. A rigorous reproduction of the original edition, including the annotated plates, enriched with a substantial afterword by Jean-Claude Goyon, professor of Egyptology at the University of Lyon and scientific director of the Karnak excavations.
Unavailable for several years, this founding text, here in a rare facsimile, takes its central place within our artistic and literary collection to celebrate the bicentenary of the decipherment of hieroglyphics by Jean-François Champollion.
Afterword by Jean-Claude Goyon.
The statement of the reasons which determined the Egyptians to take this or that hieroglyphic sign to represent this or that sound requires a little more development: I am forced to enter into minute details which I ask you in advance, sir, to forgive me in favor of the importance of this question in itself, and perhaps also of the singular results to which its examination can lead.
In this letter, Champollion explains for the first time how he succeeded in deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs. A rigorous reproduction of the original edition, including the annotated plates, enriched with a substantial afterword by Jean-Claude Goyon, professor of Egyptology at the University of Lyon and scientific director of the Karnak excavations.
Unavailable for several years, this founding text, here in a rare facsimile, takes its central place within our artistic and literary collection to celebrate the bicentenary of the decipherment of hieroglyphics by Jean-François Champollion.