The Rosetta Stone and the rebirth of ancient Egypt /
Author / Creator: | Ray, J. D. |
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Imprint: | Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007. |
Description: | 1 online resource (199 pages) : illustrations |
Language: | English |
Series: | Wonders of the world Wonders of the world (Cambridge, Mass.) |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11220177 |
Summary: | The Rosetta Stone is one of the world's great wonders, attracting awed pilgrims by the tens of thousands each year. This book tells the Stone's story, from its discovery by Napoleon's expedition to Egypt to its current--and controversial--status as the single most visited object on display in the British Museum. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (199 pages) : illustrations |
Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-185) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780674063648 0674063643 9780674024939 0674024931 |