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The Enlightenment Rediscovery of Egyptology - Vitaliano Donati's Egyptian Expedition, 1759-62 (Hardcover)
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The Enlightenment Rediscovery of Egyptology - Vitaliano Donati's Egyptian Expedition, 1759-62 (Hardcover)
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In 1759 the botanist and scientist Vitaliano Donati led an
expedition to Egypt under the patronage of King Carlo Emanuele III
of Sardinia, to acquire Egyptian antiquities for the Museum in
Turin. Charting his tumultuous expedition, this book reveals how,
in spite of his untimely death in 1762, Donati managed to send
enough items back to Turin to lay the foundations for one of the
earliest and largest systematic collections of Egyptology in
Europe, and help to bring the world of ancient Egypt into the
consciousness of Enlightenment scholarship. Whilst the importance
of this collection has long been recognised, its exact contents
have been remained largely unknown. War, the Napoleonic occupation
of Italy and the amalgamation and reorganisation of museum
collections resulted in a dispersal of objects and loss of
provenance. As a result it had been supposed that the actual
contents of Donati's collection could not be known. However, the
discovery by Angela Morecroft in 2004 of Donati's packing list
reveals the exact quantity and type of objects that he acquired,
offering the possibility to cross-reference his descriptions with
unidentified artifacts at the Museum. By examining Donati's
expedition to Egypt, and seeking to identify the objects he sent
back to Turin, this book provides a fascinating insight into early
collecting practice and the lasting historical impact of these
items. As such it will prove a valuable resource for all those with
an interest in the history of museums and collecting, as well as
enlightenment travels to Egypt.
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