The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient EgyptHarvard University Press, 2011. jún. 1. - 208 oldal The 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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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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