William John Bankes (1786-1855) was a brilliant and remarkable man.
In 1812 he went to Spain and Portugal to pursue a Bohemian
lifestyle among the gypsies. This was followed by travels in the
Near East. Bankes amassed a vast portfolio of notes, manuscripts
and drawings by the artists who accompanied him on his Egyptian
travels. Their extremely high degree of accuracy makes them a very
valuable record of the ancient monuments, many of which have since
been damaged or lost. His intuitive detective work and the many
copies of hieroglyphic inscriptions he accumulated were
instrumental in the struggle to decipher hieroglyphs. This book
tells Bankes' story, describing his travels in detail and assessing
his contribution to Egyptology.
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