UID:
almahu_9947415509002882
Format:
1 online resource (366 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781316106006 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Egyptology
Uniform Title:
Voyage dans le Basse et la Haute Égypte, pendant les Campagnes du Gënéral Bonaparte.
Content:
Napoleon's military expedition to Egypt in 1798 famously included various scientists and savants, among whom was the author of this three-volume work, published in French in 1802 and in English in 1803. Vivant Denon (1747–1825) was a diplomat under the Ancien Régime, but survived the Revolution thanks to the patronage of the painter David, and met Napoleon through the salon of Josephine de Beauharnais. He accompanied the army, excavating and sketching, sometimes even during battles. The publication of this lively, illustrated account is regarded as the chief stimulus for the so-called 'Egyptian Revival' style of architecture, interior design and even costume. Volume 2 finds Denon travelling down the Nile into Upper Egypt, and fretting because General Desaix, his mind focused on an approaching battle, would not give him an escort to visit Abydos. This disappointment was compensated for when the army arrived at the marvellous ruins of Thebes.
Note:
Originally published in London, printed for T.N. Longman and O. Rees and R. Phillips, by T. Gillet in 1803.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781108080217
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316106006
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