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Cracking the Egyptian Code
The Revolutionary Life of Jean-François Champollion
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An updated edition of this acclaimed book, now with a new preface and published to tie in with the bicentenary of Champollion's breakthrough in 1822.
An updated edition of this acclaimed book, now with a new preface and published to tie in with the bicentenary of Champollion's breakthrough in 1822.
Cracking the Egyptian Code is the first biography in English of Jean-François Champollion, the impoverished, arrogant and brilliant child of the French Revolution who made the vital breakthrough in deciphering the Egyptian hieroglyphs. This account charts Champollion's dramatic life and achievements: by turns a teenage professor, a supporter of Napoleon, an exile, a fanatical decipherer and a curator at the Louvre, he lived life to the full but drove himself into an early grave. Andrew Robinson's full-blooded account brings the man, his setbacks and his ultimate triumphs vividly to life.
Cracking the Egyptian Code is the first biography in English of Jean-François Champollion, the impoverished, arrogant and brilliant child of the French Revolution who made the vital breakthrough in deciphering the Egyptian hieroglyphs. This account charts Champollion's dramatic life and achievements: by turns a teenage professor, a supporter of Napoleon, an exile, a fanatical decipherer and a curator at the Louvre, he lived life to the full but drove himself into an early grave. Andrew Robinson's full-blooded account brings the man, his setbacks and his ultimate triumphs vividly to life.
Extent: 304 pp
Format: Paperback
Illustrations: 66 illustrations, 16 in full colour
Publication date: 2022-10-30
Size: 19.7 x 13.0 cm
ISBN: 9780500296929
Praise for Cracking the Egyptian Code
[Champollion's story] is brought out by Robinson with verve, elegance and perception
The Financial Times
An entertaining, highly readable and authoritative biography of the greatest decipherer of all time
Michael D. Coe
A convincing and warm-hearted portrait of Champollion ... an important book
The Independent
Utterly compelling
Current Archaeology
About the Author
Andrew Robinson is the author of twenty-five books in the arts and sciences, including India: A Short History, The Man Who Deciphered Linear B and The Story of Writing, all published by Thames & Hudson.
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