M. Champollion-Figeac - Égypte ancienne - 1839

Superb illustrated edition of 92 plates and a fold-out map! of this work which is part of the movement of rediscovery and popularization of ancient Egypt in the 19th century, following the great scholarly expeditions and the decipherment work of hieroglyphs -

Published in 1839 by Firmin Didot Frères, a house renowned for its sober and scholarly editions, the volume presents an erudite synthesis on Pharaonic civilization, its monuments, beliefs and institutions, drawing on contemporary philological and archaeological research -

Champollion-Figeac, historian and archivist, highlights the intellectual heritage of his brother while offering an accessible and structured vision of Egypt, aimed at a cultivated readership curious about antiquities -

The whole constitutes an important bibliographic milestone, revealing the rise of Egyptology in the 19th century, where scholarly edition and Romantic curiosity combine to make ancient Egypt a object of fascination and knowledge -

M. Champollion-Figeac - Ancient Egypt - 1839 - Firmin Didot Frères -
500 Pages.

Very good condition of the binding, work in its original half-leather, marbled boards, slight signs of use, speckled edges, smooth spine richly adorned with gilded lines and motifs, gilded lettering -

Good interior condition, occasional stains (more pronounced on some leafs), beautiful vignette on the title page, work enriched with 92 splendid plates as well as a fold-out plate, work from the Univers collection, marbled endpapers in good condition with a label on the second endpaper, a fine copy -

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