A Brief Account of the Researches and Discoveries in Upper Egypt, Made under the Direction of Henry: To Which Is Added A Detailed Catalogue Of Mr ... (Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology) - Softcover

D'athanasi, Giovanni

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108074715 ISBN 13: 9781108074711

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2014

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Giovanni D'Athanasi (1798–1854) became in 1815 the servant of Henry Salt (1780–1827), the antiquary who later became British Consul in Egypt and a pioneer Egyptologist. This 1836 book describes Salt's activities at Giza, Thebes and Abu Simbel, as well as providing a catalogue of his collection of antiquities.

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Originally named Demetrio Papandriopulo and of Greek parentage, Giovanni D'Athanasi (1798–1854) became in 1815 the servant of Henry Salt (1780–1827), the traveller and antiquary who became British Consul in Egypt and a pioneer Egyptologist. (An account by J. J. Halls of Salt's life and career is also reissued in this series.) Between 1817 and 1827, D'Athanasi excavated on Salt's behalf at Thebes. Published in 1836, this book was intended to accompany the sale of the collection of antiquities amassed by Salt, in which D'Athanasi had a financial interest, but various delays meant that it came out after the main sale had taken place. As well as an often diverting account (in which many axes are ground) of Salt's activities at Giza, Thebes, Memphis and Abu Simbel, the book contains a complete catalogue of the collection, indicating which items were later acquired by the British Museum.

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1108074715
• ISBN 13: 9781108074711
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 302