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Description of Egypt - Notes and Views in Egypt and Nubia (Paperback, Annotated edition)
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Description of Egypt - Notes and Views in Egypt and Nubia (Paperback, Annotated edition)
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The great nineteenth-century British traveler Edward William Lane
(1801-76) was the author of a number of highly influential works:
An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians
(1836), his translation of The Thousand and One Nights (1839-41),
Selections from the Kur-an (1843), and the Arabic-English Lexicon
(1863-93). Yet in 1831, publication of one of his greatest works,
Description of Egypt, was delayed, and eventually dropped, mainly
for financial reasons, by the publishing firm of John Murray. The
manuscript was sold to the British Library by Lane's widow in 1891,
and was salvaged for publication as a hardcover book, in 2000, by
Jason Thompson, nearly 170 years after its completion. Now
available in paperback, this book, which takes the form of a
journey through Egypt from north to south, with descriptions of all
the ancient monuments and contemporary life that Lane explored
along the way, will be of interest to both ancient and modern
historians of Egypt, and is an essential companion to his Manners
and Customs.
General
Imprint: |
The American University In Cairo Press
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Country of origin: |
Egypt |
Release date: |
November 2020 |
Authors: |
Edward William Lane
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Editors: |
Jason Thompson
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Dimensions: |
230 x 150 x 53mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
786 |
Edition: |
Annotated edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-977-416-934-2 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
977-416-934-4 |
Barcode: |
9789774169342 |
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