The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient EgyptHarvard University Press, 2011-06-01 - 208 psl. The Rosetta Stone is one of the worlds great wonders, attracting awed pilgrims by the tens of thousands each year. This book tells the Stones story, from its discovery by Napoleons expedition to Egypt to its currentand controversial status as the single most visited object on display in the British Museum. |
Turinys
1 | |
The Fading of the Light
| 9 |
The Pot and the Kettle
| 25 |
The Man of Science
| 38 |
The Man of Art | 56 |
To Make Them Live Again
| 80 |
The Return of the Light
| 96 |
The Heirs of JeanFrançois | 110 |
The Words of the Stone
| 132 |
Whoose Loot is it Anyway? | 145 |
The text of the stone
| 164 |
Further reading
| 171 |
List of illustrations
| 186 |
Acknowledgements
| 189 |
191 | |
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