Notice Des Principaux Monuments Expos?s Dans Les Galeries Provisoires Du Mus?e D ?Antiquit?s Egyptiens De S.A. Le Vice-Roi Boulag

Discover the "Notice Des Principaux Monuments Exposés Dans Les Galeries Provisoires Du Musée D'Antiquités Egyptiens De S.A. Le Vice-Roi Boulaq" by Auguste Mariette-Bey. This work serves as a descriptive catalogue of the Egyptian antiquities showcased in the provisional galleries of the Boulaq Museum of Antiquities in Egypt. The author outlines the museum's aims and organization, emphasizing the significance of protecting and studying monuments. The catalogue is divided into four main categories: religious monuments, funerary monuments, civil monuments, and historical monuments, with specific references to Greek, Roman, and Christian artifacts. It features a comprehensive inventory of items, including statues, steles, canopes, sarcophagi, and papyri, along with an appendix detailing materials from Tanis, Saqqarah, Abydos, Thebes, Edfou, and Gebel-Barkal. This volume reflects 19th-century museographic practices and provides valuable chronological references, such as Manéthon’s dynasties.