The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt

Informationen zum Autor John Ray is Herbert Thompson Professor of Egyptology at Cambridge University, and is also a Fellow of Selwyn College. Klappentext 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.

Product details

• Authors: John Ray
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.04.2012
• EAN: 9780674063945
• ISBN: 978-0-674-06394-5
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Wonders of the World; Wonders of the World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; History, HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt, TRAVEL / Middle East / Egypt, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Ancient History, Ancient Egypt, Palaeography