Description of Egypt

Notes and Views in Egypt and Nubia, Made During the Years 1825, -26, -27 and -28

Edward William Lane (Autor)

Jason Thompson (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

786 Seiten

2000
The American University in Cairo Press (Verlag)
978-977-424-525-1 (ISBN)

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The chronicle of British savant Edward William Lane's first experiences with the Egyptian landscape, its antiquities and its people. Because of his skill with the camera-lucida, Edward conceived of his "Description" as a rival of the French "Description de l'Egypte" of Napoleon's expedition.

The chronicle of British savant Edward William Lane's first experiences with the Egyptian landscape, its antiquities and its people. Although most Western scholars of the Arab world recognize Lane as one of the great 19th-century scholars of Egypt, few are aware that he initially aspired to follow the artistic path of his great-uncle Thomas Gainsborough. Because of his skill with the camera-lucida, Edward conceived of his "Description" as a rival of the French "Description de l'Egypte" of Napoleon's expedition.

Jason Thompson is an associate professor of history at the American University in Cairo. The author of the definitive biography of the Egyptologist Sir Gardner Wilkinson, he has written numerous articles about Edward William Lane and other aspects of the British encounter with Egypt. Presently he is preparing a biography of Lane.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.9.2000
Zusatzinfo	160 b&w illustrations
Verlagsort	Cairo
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Afrika
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	977-424-525-3 / 9774245253
ISBN-13	978-977-424-525-1 / 9789774245251
Zustand	Neuware