The Keys of Egypt - Adkins, Lesley; Adkins, Roy
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The fascinating true story of the race to decipher the hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt, which was eventually won by French Egyptologist, Jean-Francois Champollion. A superbly written account of the painstaking unravelling of one of history's great intellectual mysteries, set against the backdrop of Napoleonic Europe. 16 b/w plates.
A vivid and superbly written account of the unravelling of one of the great intellectual puzzles, set against the backdop of Europe in the Napoleonic era.

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The fascinating true story of the race to decipher the hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt, which was eventually won by French Egyptologist, Jean-Francois Champollion. A superbly written account of the painstaking unravelling of one of history's great intellectual mysteries, set against the backdrop of Napoleonic Europe. 16 b/w plates.
A vivid and superbly written account of the unravelling of one of the great intellectual puzzles, set against the backdop of Europe in the Napoleonic era.
Autorenporträt
Husband-and-wife Lesley and Roy Adkins are both archaeologists and Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London. They have written many books on archaeological subjects and have just completed The Little Book of Egyptian Hieroglyphs. They also run a colour picture library specialising in archaeology and history. Lesley and Roy recently moved to Devon, where they are embarking on the restoration of an extensive garden.
Rezensionen
'A fascinating and elegantly written biography of Champollion, doing justice to one of the great stories of academic heroism.'
Simon Singh, Sunday Telegraph

'A fascinating account of the race to unlock the cryptic language of the pharaohs'
Giles Milton, Daily Mail