Author: John LambPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Hebrew Characters Derived from Hieroglyphics
Author: John LambA connection of sacred and profane history, from the death of Joshua to the decline of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah
Author: Michael Russell (bp. of Glasgow and Galloway.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
A Connection of Sacred and Profane History, from the Death of Joshua to the Decline of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, Intended to Complete the Works of Shuckford and Prideaux
Author: Michael RUSSELL (Bishop of the Scotch Episcopal Church in Glasgow and Galloway.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
A Connection of Sacred and Profane History, from the Death of Joshua to the Decline of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah
Author: Michael RussellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
The Athenaeum
Author: The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Hieroglyph, Emblem, and Renaissance Pictography
Author: Ludwig VolkmannPublisher:
ISBN: 9789004360938
Category : Art, Renaissance
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The first English translation of Volkmann's Bilderschriften der Renaissance, the pioneering review of the influence of the hieroglyph on Renaissance culture, focused on the literature of emblem and device in Germany and France.
The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone
Author: James Cross GiblinPublisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064461378
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
"Until the Rosetta Stone was finally translated and the decoding of hieroglyphic writing made possible, much of Egyptian history was lost. The author has done a masterful job of distilling information, citing the highlights, and fitting it all together in an interesting and enlightening look at a puzzling subject." —H. "The social and intellectual history here are fascinating. A handsome, inspiring book." —K. Notable Children's Books of 1991 (ALA) Notable 1990 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) Children's Books of 1990 (Library of Congress) 100 Books for Reading and Sharing (NY Public Library) Parenting Honorable Mention, Reading Magic Award
The Rosetta Stone
Author: R. B. ParkinsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The Rosetta Stone is one of the most popular artefacts in the British Museum. Containing a decree written in Greek, Demotic and hieroglyphics, it proved to be the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics. This concise study traces the history of `the most famous piece of rock in the world' to become a modern icon and tells the story of the race to use it to decipher Egypt's ancient script by Jean-François Champollion and Thomas Young. Also includes a translation of the text.
The Writing of the Gods
Author: Edward DolnickPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501198939
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The surprising and compelling story of two rival geniuses in an all-out race to decode one of the world's most famous documents--the Rosetta Stone--and their twenty-year-long battle to solve the mystery of ancient Egypt's hieroglyphs. The Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous objects in the world, attracting millions of visitors to the British museum ever year, and yet most people don't really know what it is. Discovered in a pile of rubble in 1799, this slab of stone proved to be the key to unlocking a lost language that baffled scholars for centuries. Carved in ancient Egypt, the Rosetta Stone carried the same message in different languages--in Greek using Greek letters, and in Egyptian using picture-writing called hieroglyphs. Until its discovery, no one in the world knew how to read the hieroglyphs that covered every temple and text and statue in Egypt. Dominating the world for thirty centuries, ancient Egypt was the mightiest empire the world had ever known, yet everything about it--the pyramids, mummies, the Sphinx--was shrouded in mystery. Whoever was able to decipher the Rosetta Stone, and learn how to read hieroglyphs, would solve that mystery and fling open a door that had been locked for two thousand years. Two brilliant rivals set out to win that prize. One was English, the other French, at a time when England and France were enemies and the world's two great superpowers. The Writing of the Gods chronicles this high-stakes intellectual race in which the winner would win glory for both himself and his nation. A riveting portrait of empires both ancient and modern, this is an unparalleled look at the culture and history of ancient Egypt and a fascinating, fast-paced story of human folly and discovery unlike any other.