Rosetta stone, the
Auteur :
Parkinson, Richard
Éditeur :
British Museum Press
ISBN :
9780714150215
Date de publication :
29 mars 2005
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,7 cm
Poids :
160 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book tells the fascinating story of one of archaeology's icons, from its creation in the second century BC, to its discovery in 1799 during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, to the subsequent race to decipher its hieroglyphic text.