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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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Cracking the Egyptian Code, Andrew J. Robinson
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- Jaar van publicatie
- 2022
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- Titel
- Cracking the Egyptian Code
- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- Andrew J. Robinson
- Uitgever
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2022
- Formaat
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0500296928
- ISBN13
- 9780500296929
- Reeks
- Tags
- Non-fictie, Sociale Wetenschappen, Historisch thema, Geschiedenis, Waargebeurde verhalen, Biographies, Verhalende Journalistiek, Frankrijk, Talen, 19e Eeuw, Linguïstiek, Egypte, Egyptologie, Hiërogliefen
- Oorspronkelijke titel
- Cracking the Egyptian code
- Beoordeling
- 4 van 5
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- 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.