Modern Egypt and Thebes - Being a Description of Egypt, Including Information Required for

Klappentext Published in 1843 by a pioneer of British Egyptology, this two-volume guide is replete with information for the contemporary traveller. Zusammenfassung A pioneering Egyptologist, Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (1797–1875) expanded his Topography of Thebes and General View of Egypt (1835) into this two-volume guide of 1843. It not only gives advice for the contemporary traveller, but also provides modern readers with a vivid snapshot of Egypt in the mid-nineteenth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis 5. Upper Egypt and its divisions; 6. The Fyoom; 7. History of Egypt; Appendix.

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• Autori: John Gardner Wilkinson
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 03.10.2013
• EAN: 9781108065108
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06510-8
• Pagine: 602
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology; Modern Egypt and Thebes 2 Volume Set
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Egypt, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Middle Eastern history, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Archaeology / Egyptology, HISTORY / Middle East / Egypt