{"product_id":"topography-of-thebes-and-general-view-of-egypt-being-a-short-account-of-the-principal-objects-worthy-of-notice-in-the-valley-of-the-nile-paperback-9781108065863","title":"Topography of Thebes, and General View of Egypt; Being a Short Account of the Principal Objects Worthy of Notice in the Valley of the Nile (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108065863","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTopography of Thebes, and General View of Egypt\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBeing a Short Account of the Principal Objects Worthy of Notice in the Valley of the Nile\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1835, this major work by a pioneer of British Egyptology was a landmark in the field.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Gardner Wilkinson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108065863, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 September 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e660 pages, 11 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.7 cm, 0.83 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA pioneer of British Egyptology, Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (1797–1875) first travelled to Egypt in 1821, the year before Champollion published his breakthrough work on the Rosetta Stone. As public interest in Egypt grew, Wilkinson studied and sketched the country's major archaeological sites, most notably the tombs of Thebes. When published in 1835, the present work was the first major book in English on the subject and the most substantial since the French Description de l'Égypte. The text and plates present a detailed picture of contemporary Egypt in relation to its ancient heritage. Wilkinson remodelled and expanded the work as Modern Egypt and Thebes (1843), and his chapter here on daily life in the days of the pharaohs formed the basis of his celebrated Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians (1837). Both titles are also reissued in this series.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Topography of Thebes, or Diospolis Magna\u003cbr\u003e 2. Bab, or Biban el Molook\u003cbr\u003e 3. Tombs of priests and individuals\u003cbr\u003e 4. Luq'sor, El Uq'sor, or Aboo 'l Haggah\u003cbr\u003e 5. Manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians\u003cbr\u003e 6. Journey from Alexandria to Thebes\u003cbr\u003e 7. From Thebes to Nubia\u003cbr\u003e 8. Chronology of the kings of Egypt\u003cbr\u003e 9. Chronology of the caliphs and Moslem kings of Egypt\u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Egyptian archaeology \/ Egyptology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Egyptian archaeology \/ Egyptology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Egyptian%20archaeology%20\/%20Egyptology%20%5BHDDG%5D%22\"\u003eHDDG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266153009432,"sku":"9781108065863","price":44.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108065863i_70c8a739-c994-4701-8067-81dc022fae84.jpg?v=1696748591","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/topography-of-thebes-and-general-view-of-egypt-being-a-short-account-of-the-principal-objects-worthy-of-notice-in-the-valley-of-the-nile-paperback-9781108065863","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}