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Description : Description de l'Egypte, ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont ete faites en Egypte pendant l'expedition de l'armee francaise. Paris: C.L.F. Panckoucke, 1820-1829 Description de l'Egypte, ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont ete faites en Egypte pendant l'expedition de l'armee francaise. Paris: C.L.F. Panckoucke, 1820-1829 Second edition, parts 1-[211] bound in 5 volumes, folio (680 x 500mm.), half-title, engraved frontispiece, 895 engraved plates (see below), some double-page, some folding, one lithographed portrait, contemporary red morocco-backed boards gilt, without the text volumes, somewhat spotted, 2 of the spines vary in colour (to brown) comprising: antiquites, volumes 1-5, 5 printed titles, engraved frontispiece and 418 engraved plates (of 419, lacking plate 11 of volume 5) histoire naturelle, volumes 1-2, 3 printed titles (including vol.2 bis), 244 engraved plates (complete) etat moderne, volumes 1-2, 2 printed titles, 170 engraved plates (complete) carte topographique de l'egypte, printed title ('atlas geographique'), engraved title, general map, scale, 47 detailed maps (complete), and one other general map (of 3, see footnote) 'planches relatives au texte in-8o ', comprising the following engraved plates (of more, see footnote): 1. Medailles trouvees en Syrie: 2. Canevas trigonometrique du Kaire/d'Alexandrie: 3. Produits de la machine a graver: 4. Inscription intermediaire de la Pierre de Rossette, 16 numbered plates on 8 sheets: 5. Tableau synoptique des constellations (planche A) and the following printed leaves 1. Tableau general et sommaire des planches 2. A MM. les souscripteurs. Medaille Egyptienne... a very handsome copy in good condition. The Description was the first comprehensive study of ancient and modern Egypt. Its influence was enormous, establishing Egyptology as an intellectual discipline and nurturing a passion for Egyptian art throughout the Western World. Edited by some of the leading intellectual figures in France, the Description also includes contributions from celebrated artists such as Jacques Barraband, Pierre-Joseph Redoute, Geoffrey Saint-Hilaire, Jules-Cesar Savigny and others. It was only after Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798 that Europe came to know the Orient more scientifically. The invasion and the expedition it engendered set in motion a process between East and West that still influences our political and cultural perspectives. The uniqueness of the Description lies not only in its size but also in the way it treats its subject matter. Its approach provides an interesting basis for modern orientalist theory. In the preface to the work, Fourier explains that scholars were grappling with the mysteries of Egypt in order to restore the country from what he sees as its current state of "barbarism" to its former greatness. By engulfing Egypt with the instruments of Western knowledge and power, Fourier maintained that history would recall how "Egypte fut le theatre de sa [Napoleon's] gloire, et preserve de l'oubli toutes les circonstances de cet evenement extraordinaire". With the publication of this monumental work, Fourier's ambition was certainly achieved. This set is bound from the livraisons (parts) in order of publication. The spines are numbered according to their contents - thus volume 1 contains livraisons 1-38. The final volume contains livraisons 160-206, but the plates for livraisons 207-211 are to be found at the beginning of the first volume (however 2 general maps are missing). The plates are therefore not arranged according to subject. The text volumes are not present. It is probable that the missing 'Planches relatives au texte in-8o ' would have been bound into the text volumes, possibly along with the 2 missing maps. References: Brunet II 616-617; cf. Atabey 343; cf. Blackmer 476
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