Wonderful Things: A History of Egyptology: 1: From Antiquity to 1881

Jason Thompson

 

A comprehensive history of the study and understanding of ancient Egypt, filled with intriguing mysteries, great discoveries, and scholarly creativity, the first of three-volumesnew in paperback

 

The discovery of ancient Egypt and the development of Egyptology are momentous events in intellectual and cultural history. The history of Egyptology is the story of the people, famous and obscure, who constructed the picture of ancient Egypt that we have today, recovered the Egyptian past while inventing it anew, and made a lost civilization comprehensible to generations of enchanted readers and viewers thousands of years later.

This, the first of a three-volume survey of the history of Egyptology, follows the fascination with ancient Egypt from antiquity until 1881, tracing the recovery of ancient Egypt and its impact on the human imagination in a saga filled with intriguing mysteries, great discoveries, and scholarly creativity. Wonderful Things affirms that the history of ancient Egypt has proved continually fascinating, but it also demonstrates that the history of Egyptology is no less so. Only by understanding how Egyptology has developed can we truly understand the Egyptian past.

Offers detailed and thrilling stories of the men and women who rediscovered ancient Egypt and captivated the imagination of millions of people ever since

 

 

 

Appeals to both scholars and armchair Egyptologists

 

 

 

Great reviews in hardcover, first time in paperback

 

 

 

Paperback price point makes these more accessible

 

 

 

Planned first volume in three volume series based on time period, all eagerly anticipated