Discovery of Egypt - Hardcover

Fernand Beaucour; Yves Laissus; Chantal Orgogozo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 2080135066 ISBN 13: 9782080135063

Publisher: Flammarion, 1993

Synopsis

Provides a historical look at Egypt through illustrations of paintings, drawings, and prints produced during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign

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From Publishers Weekly:

This jewellike album affords an unparalleled glimpse of Egypt as it was experienced by the artists, scientists and scholars who accompanied Napoleon on his expedition of the Nile valley (1798-1801) and by later archeologists and explorers. Bonaparte's invasion, which led to the discovery of the Rosetta stone and the decipherment of its hieroglyphics, helped lay the foundations for Egyptology. The authors discuss the expedition's military exploits, its survey of ancient monuments and its ethnographic fieldwork, amplifying a narrative with diary excerpts, letters and 240 plates (half in color), including nature studies, portraits, shimmering seascapes and landscapes. Oils, watercolors, engravings and drawings--made by members of Napoleon's expedition and their successors--provide rare, unspoiled views of tomb paintings, temple interiors, pyramids, the Sphinx and zodiacs carved on ceilings. The impact of the Egyptian Revival on Europe's visual arts, architecture, music and literature is also examined. Beaucour is president of the Center for Napoleonic Studies in Paris; Laissus, a French historian; Orgogozo, a French curator.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Flammarion
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 2080135066
• ISBN 13: 9782080135063
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 274