Robinson, A: Cracking the Egyptian Code
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780500294178
ISBN-10: 0500294178
Pagini: 304
Ilustrații: with 66 illustrations, 16 in colour; 16 Illustrations, color
Dimensiuni: 127 x 194 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Thames & Hudson
ISBN-10: 0500294178
Pagini: 304
Ilustrații: with 66 illustrations, 16 in colour; 16 Illustrations, color
Dimensiuni: 127 x 194 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Thames & Hudson
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Anonim a dat nota:
This is the enthrilling biography of a man who revolutionised egyptology as we know it today. In this work, the readere is taken into the fascinating world of ancient Egypt and explores how the hierogliphes were deciphered. This is a must-read for any egyptology fan or an ancient Egypt admirer.
Notă biografică
Andrew Robinson is the author of twenty-five books in the arts and sciences, nine of them on aspects of Indian history and culture. They include two definitive biographies: Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye, described by V. S. Naipaul as 'an extraordinarily good, detailed and selfless book', and the coauthored Rabindranath Tagore: The Myriad-Minded Man. He holds degrees from Oxford University and the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, has been a Visiting Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge, and is currently a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society.
Cuprins
Prologue: Egyptomania . 1. Hieroglyphic 'Delirium' before Champollion . 2. A Revolutionary Childhood . 3. Reluctant Schoolboy . 4. Egypt Encountered . 5. Paris and the Rosetta Stone 6. Teenage Professor . 7. The Race Begins . 8. Napoleon and Champollion . 9. Exile and Revolt . 10. Breakthrough . 11. An Egyptian Renaissance . 12. Curator at the Louvre 13. To Egypt, At Last . 14. In Search of Ramesses . 15. First Professor of Egyptology 16. The Hieroglyphs after Champollion . Postscript: Geniuses and Polymaths