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The Enlightenment rediscovery of Egyptology : Vitaliano Donati's Egyptian expedition, 1759-62
- Title
- The Enlightenment rediscovery of Egyptology : Vitaliano Donati's Egyptian expedition, 1759-62 / Angela Scattolin Morecroft.
- Author
- Morecroft, Angela Scattolin
- Publication
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.
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Details
- Description
- xxvi, 216 pages; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Vitaliano Donati -- Donati's Egyptian journey -- Loss of the collection and the "quinternetto" -- The written evidence from the Turin Egyptian Museum -- The new primary source: Donati's list -- The statues in Donati's collection -- Investigation and identification of the oil lamps -- Statuettes and other small objects -- Conclusion -- Appendix I: author's translation of the excavation of the two statues, from Donati's journal -- Appendix II: full list of oil lamps in the Barucchi catalogue -- Appendix III: full list of oil lamps in the Orcurti catalogue -- Appendix IV: full list of oil lamps in the FRL catalogue -- Appendix V: photographs of some boxes of oil lamps in the vases storeroom.
- Call Number
- JFE 18-2524
- ISBN
- 9781409447771
- 1409447774
- LCCN
- 2017045017
- OCLC
- 1005056557
- Author
- Morecroft, Angela Scattolin, author.
- Title
- The Enlightenment rediscovery of Egyptology : Vitaliano Donati's Egyptian expedition, 1759-62 / Angela Scattolin Morecroft.
- Publisher
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-2524