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Cracking the Egyptian Code
The Revolutionary Life of Jean-François Champollion
- Thames & Hudson
- by Andrew Robinson
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Publisher | Thames & Hudson |
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ISBN | 9780500296929 |
Author(s) | Andrew Robinson |
Publication date | July 2022 |
Edition | Paperback |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Pages | 304 |
Language(s) | English ed. |
extra information | Revised and updated edition. With a new preface |
Description
Cracking the Egyptian Code is the first biography in English of Jean-François Champollion, the impoverished, arrogant and brilliant child of the French Revolution who made the vital breakthrough in deciphering the Egyptian hieroglyphs. This finely illustrated account charts Champollion’s dramatic life and achievements: by turns a teenage professor, a supporter of Napoleon, an exile, a fanatical decipherer and a curator at the Louvre, he lived life to the full but drove himself into an early grave. Andrew Robinson’s full-blooded account brings the man, his setbacks and his ultimate triumphs vividly to life.