Travels in Upper and Lower Egypt : In Company with Several Divisions of the French Army, during the Campaigns of General Bonaparte in that Country (Travels in Upper and Lower Egypt)

Denon, Vivant/ Aikin, Arthur (TRN)

Cambridge University Press（2015/04発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 440 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781108080217
• DDC分類 916.2043

Full Description

Napoleon's military expedition to Egypt in 1798 famously included various scientists and savants, among whom was the author of this three-volume work, published in French in 1802 and in English in 1803. Vivant Denon (1747-1825) was a diplomat under the Ancien Régime, but survived the Revolution thanks to the patronage of the painter David, and met Napoleon through the salon of Josephine de Beauharnais. He accompanied the army, excavating and sketching, sometimes even during battles. The publication of this lively, illustrated account is regarded as the chief stimulus for the so-called 'Egyptian Revival' style of architecture, interior design and even costume. Volume 2 finds Denon travelling down the Nile into Upper Egypt, and fretting because General Desaix, his mind focused on an approaching battle, would not give him an escort to visit Abydos. This disappointment was compensated for when the army arrived at the marvellous ruins of Thebes.

Contents

11. Town of Siut or Lycopolis; 12. Astonishing effect of the first approach to Thebes; 13. Approach to Syene; 14. Attack on Philoe and expulsion of the inhabitants; 15. Arrival at Hermontis; 16. Ruins of Kous and in the neighbourhood; 17. Quit Etsu and arrive at Esneh; 18. Present state of Copthos.