Cracking the Egyptian code : the revolutionary life of Jean-François Champollion
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Published
New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
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Shirlington - Adult Biography
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Published
New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Street Date
1205
Language
English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Cracking the Egyptian Code is the first biography in English of Champollion, widely regarded as the founder of Egyptology. Andrew Robinson meticulously reconstructs how Champollion cracked the code of the hieroglyphic script, describing how Champollion started with Egyptian obelisks in Rome and papyri in European collections, sailed the Nile for a year, studied the tombs in the Valley of the Kings (a name he first coined), and carefully compared the three scripts on the Rosetta Stone to penetrate the mystery of the hieroglyphic text. Robinson also brings to life the rivalry between Champollion and the English scientist Thomas Young, who claimed credit for launching the decipherment, which Champollion hotly denied. There is much more to Champollion's life than the Rosetta Stone and Robinson gives equal weight to the many roles he played in his tragically brief life, from a teenage professor in Revolutionary France to a supporter of Napoleon (whom he met), an exile, and a curator at the Louvre.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Robinson, A. (2012). Cracking the Egyptian code: the revolutionary life of Jean-François Champollion . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Robinson, Andrew, 1957-. 2012. Cracking the Egyptian Code: The Revolutionary Life of Jean-François Champollion. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Robinson, Andrew, 1957-. Cracking the Egyptian Code: The Revolutionary Life of Jean-François Champollion Oxford University Press, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Robinson, Andrew. Cracking the Egyptian Code: The Revolutionary Life of Jean-François Champollion Oxford University Press, 2012.
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