France. Commission des sciences et arts d'Egypte Monge, Gaspard, 1746-1818 Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Published / Created:
1809-28.
Call Number:
1971 Folio 601
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Abstract:
The first comprehensive description of ancient and modern Egypt, compiled by the 165 members of the Institut de l'Égypte established by Napoleon to accompany his expedition to Egypt in 1798-1801. This exhaustive survey of all aspects of ancient and modern life in Egypt was carried out under the supervision of the mathematician Gaspard Monge, the appointed President of the new Institute (of which Napoleon was Vice-President).
Alternative Title:
Recueil de observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'éxpédition de l'armée française
Description:
All volumes except double elephant folios have half-title: Description de l'Égypte., For detailed list of contents see G. Guémard. Bibliographie critique de la Commission des sciences et arts ... d'Égypte ... Le Caire, 1936. p. 76-82., and Some text in Arabic and Greek.
Publisher:
De Imprimerie impériale,
Subject (Geographic):
Egypt--Antiquities and Egypt--Atlases
Subject (Topic):
Art--Egypt, Civilization--Egypt, Language and culture--Egypt, Music--Egypt, Natural history --Egypt, and Scientific expeditions
France. Commission des sciences et arts d'Egypte Monge, Gaspard, 1746-1818 Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Published / Created:
1809-28.
Call Number:
1971 Folio 601
Image Count:
24
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Abstract:
The first comprehensive description of ancient and modern Egypt, compiled by the 165 members of the Institut de l'Égypte established by Napoleon to accompany his expedition to Egypt in 1798-1801. This exhaustive survey of all aspects of ancient and modern life in Egypt was carried out under the supervision of the mathematician Gaspard Monge, the appointed President of the new Institute (of which Napoleon was Vice-President).
Alternative Title:
Recueil de observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'éxpédition de l'armée française
Description:
All volumes except double elephant folios have half-title: Description de l'Égypte., For detailed list of contents see G. Guémard. Bibliographie critique de la Commission des sciences et arts ... d'Égypte ... Le Caire, 1936. p. 76-82., and Some text in Arabic and Greek.
Publisher:
De Imprimerie impériale,
Subject (Geographic):
Egypt--Antiquities and Egypt--Atlases
Subject (Topic):
Art--Egypt, Civilization--Egypt, Language and culture--Egypt, Music--Egypt, Natural history --Egypt, and Scientific expeditions
France. Commission des sciences et arts d'Egypte Monge, Gaspard, 1746-1818 Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Published / Created:
1809-28.
Call Number:
1971 Folio 601
Image Count:
18
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Abstract:
The first comprehensive description of ancient and modern Egypt, compiled by the 165 members of the Institut de l'Égypte established by Napoleon to accompany his expedition to Egypt in 1798-1801. This exhaustive survey of all aspects of ancient and modern life in Egypt was carried out under the supervision of the mathematician Gaspard Monge, the appointed President of the new Institute (of which Napoleon was Vice-President).
Alternative Title:
Recueil de observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'éxpédition de l'armée française
Description:
All volumes except double elephant folios have half-title: Description de l'Égypte., For detailed list of contents see G. Guémard. Bibliographie critique de la Commission des sciences et arts ... d'Égypte ... Le Caire, 1936. p. 76-82., and Some text in Arabic and Greek.
Publisher:
De Imprimerie impériale,
Subject (Geographic):
Egypt--Antiquities and Egypt--Atlases
Subject (Topic):
Art--Egypt, Civilization--Egypt, Language and culture--Egypt, Music--Egypt, Natural history --Egypt, and Scientific expeditions
No. 67 in an edition of 502 copies, of which there are "65 exemplaires sur vélin d'arches, numérotés de 36 à 100 (tous ces exemplaires contiennent dix illustrations et sont signés par l'auteur et les traducteurs)."
Publisher:
Editions de la Montagne,
Subject (Name):
Hugnet, Georges, 1906-1974., Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973., Stein, Gertrude,--1874-1946--Presentation inscription to C. van Vechten., Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989., and Van Vechten, Carl,--1880-1964--Presentation inscription from G. Stein.
Cri des Africains contre les Européens, leurs oppresseurs, Cries of Africa to the inhabitants of Europe. French, and Histoire du commerce homicide appelé traite des noirs
Description:
Bookplate: Ex libris La Rocefoucauld, duc de Bisaccia. No. 4 of 8 titles in v. with ms. table of contents and spine title: Mélanges historiques. Marine et colonies.
Subject (Name):
Grégoire, Henri, 1750-1831. and La Rochefoucauld,--duc de Bisaccia--Bookplate.
Subject (Topic):
Brit tracts--1822., Euro tracts--1822., Slave trade--Africa., and Slavery--Africa.