Description of Egypt: Notes and Views in Egypt and Nubia, Made During the Years 1825, -26, -27 and -28
Author:   Edward William Lane ,  Jason Thompson
Publisher:   The American University in Cairo Press
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9789774245251


Pages:   786
Publication Date:   30 September 2000
Format:   Hardback
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"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."

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Author:   Edward William Lane ,  Jason Thompson
Publisher:   The American University in Cairo Press
Imprint:   The American University in Cairo Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.90cm , Height: 5.60cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   1.447kg
ISBN:  

9789774245251


ISBN 10:   9774245253
Pages:   786
Publication Date:   30 September 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
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''Jason Thompson's exact and dedicated edition deserves much praise.'' --Astene Newsletter, June 2002.


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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.

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