The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient EgyptThe Rosetta Stone is one of the world’s great wonders, attracting awed pilgrims by the tens of thousands each year. This book tells the Stone’s story, from its discovery by Napoleon’s expedition to Egypt to its current—and controversial— status as the single most visited object on display in the British Museum. |
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Felhasználói ismertető - setnahkt - LibraryThingThe Rosetta Stone and its decipherers – Thomas Young and Jean-François Champollion – are the focus of John Ray’s book, but there’s plenty of other interesting stuff. It’s unfortunate that the friendly ... Teljes értékelés elolvasása
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Felhasználói ismertető - Not Available - Book VerdictRay (Egyptology, Cambridge Univ.) gives us a gem of a book, a multifaceted study of the Rosetta stone, the British Museum's most visited artifact, which was discovered by the French in 1799 during ... Teljes értékelés elolvasása
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The Fading of the Light
| 9 |
The Pot and the Kettle
| 25 |
The Man of Science
| 38 |
The Man of Art | 56 |
To Make Them Live Again
| 80 |
The Return of the Light
| 96 |
The Heirs of JeanFrançois | 110 |
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Bibliográfiai információk
| Cím | The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt Wonders of the world |
| Szerző | John Ray |
| Kiadó | Harvard University Press, 2011 |
| ISBN | 0674069110, 9780674069114 |
| Terjedelem | 208 oldal |
| Idézet exportálása | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |