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Cracking the Egyptian Code

- The Revolutionary Life of Jean-François Champollion

  • Format
  • Bog, paperback
  • Engelsk
  • 304 sider

Beskrivelse

An updated edition of this acclaimed book, now with a new preface and published to tie in with the bicentenary of Champollion’s breakthrough in 1822.



Cracking the Egyptian Code is the first biography in English of Jean-François Champollion, the impoverished, arrogant and brilliant child of the French Revolution who made the vital breakthrough in deciphering the Egyptian hieroglyphs. This account charts Champollion’s dramatic life and achievements: by turns a teenage professor, a supporter of Napoleon, an exile, a fanatical decipherer and a curator at the Louvre, he lived life to the full but drove himself into an early grave. Andrew Robinson’s full-blooded account brings the man, his setbacks and his ultimate triumphs vividly to life.

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Detaljer
  • SprogEngelsk
  • Sidetal304
  • Udgivelsesdato14-07-2022
  • ISBN139780500296929
  • Forlag Thames & Hudson Ltd
  • FormatPaperback
Størrelse og vægt
  • Vægt300 g
  • coffee cup img
    10 cm
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    12,9 cm
    19,8 cm

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