‎David Robert ‎
‎Egypt & Nubia‎

‎Travels in Turkey, Egypt, Nubia, and Palestine, in 1824, 1825, 1826, and 1827. Volume 1 (of 2). (FIRST EDITION).‎

‎London, Henry Colburn, 1829, in-8vo, handcoloured lithogr. frontispiece (the author in his Syrian costume) + XVI + 402 p., bound in half calf with corners, marroun and green title and vol. labels on spine, goldtooled spine, corners lightly used, marbled edges. Very fine copy.‎

‎First edition. This first volume contains 24 letters to British men of high rank on a wide variety of ethnographical matters, many of which are of medical character. The author was an Irish physician; in these letters he made observations on e.g. opium eaters, the state of medicine at Constantinople (a consultation, medical priest, wounded artillery man, amulets, vapour bath, etc.), harems, ceremonies, law, the plague at Alexandria, malaria, filth of Turkish towns, religion, audience with the sultan, medical advice to western travellers in the Middle East, and many many other most interesting aspects.In his preface he describes the difficulty he encountered , when his fate had been "... to have been taken for a spy in Syria, to have endangered my life in Candia, for refusing to administer poison, to have been shot in Canea twice, and once on the Nile by Turkish soldiers, to have been accused of changing the fragments of a broken statue into gold at Thebes, to have been charged with sorcery in Nubia, and to have been captive with Greek pirates, for wearing a long beard, when taken in a vessel bearing Turkish property ...". (Blackmer 1036; Tobler V/30; Rohricht 1707). ‎

‎The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia. After lithographs by Louis Haghe from drawings by David Roberts. With historical descriptions by the Revd. George Croly.‎

‎Éditeur : Day & Son, London Date d'édition : 1855 Reliure : Couverture rigide Etat du livre : Bon‎

‎30 x 21 cm, non paginé. Superbe reliure en plein maroquin vert foncé richement orné, avec l'ancien blason du royaume de Jérusalem sur le premier plat. Titre et ornements dorés au dos, dos à 5 nerfs. 6 tomes reliés en 3 volumes (complet). Dos du volume 1 réparé avec papier adhésif transparent. Très légères traces d'usure sur la reliure. 250 lithographies teintées composent cet ouvrage sur le Moyen-Orient qui a marqué l'histoire. Tranches dorées. Text in English.‎

‎Taylor J.H. Egypt and Nubia. In English /Taylor J.H. Egypt and Nubia.‎

‎Taylor J.H. Egypt and Nubia. In English /Taylor J.H. Egypt and Nubia. British Museum Press, 1991.You are welcome to reach out to us for a detailed description of the copies currently available. SKUalb268fc3a66c830720.‎

‎Storage in Ancient Egypt and Nubia.‎

‎<p>Texte en anglais et en français.</p><p>In 2020 and 2021 the<span></span><em>Research Group on Storage in Ancient Egypt and Sudan</em><span></span>organised two online workshops focusing on earthen storage buildings in ancient Egypt and Nubia. Following these two meetings, the nine contributions of this volume present often unpublished case studies (from the IVth millennium<span></span><span class="caps">BCE</span><span></span>to the Greco-Roman Period), as well as issues and perspectives of current research. They are authored by archaeologists working in Egypt, Sudan and Western Africa as well as architects specialised in earthen architecture.</p><p>The interdisciplinary approach adopted to investigate storage strategies along the ancient Nile Valley effectively address the subject’s complexity and the socioeconomic issues involved, which not only pertain to the ancient world but are also relevant to modern-day societies. Throughout the volume, functional and technical analysis of the architectural and archaeological remains helps understand how specific layouts, building materials and techniques were employed in the past to create suitable conditions for short-, medium- and long-term storage.</p><p>Ethnographic and ethnoarchaeological comparisons with West African vernacular traditions are used as a fruitful line of research for better understand of building practices, storage strategies and possible volumes of archaeological remains. Furthermore, extending the scope of the research to other geographical areas shows how different human groups may have used similar responses to overcome similar technical problems. Ancient and traditional practices and know-how, on the other hand, proved effective in a contemporary onion storehouse project in Senegal to find sustainable, low-cost solutions to protection and development of local products.</p><p>The volume also include the preliminary results of an experimental archaeology project which led to the construction of a mud-brick silo – according to ancient Egyptian techniques – and further ensiling. The issue is highly topical since these ancient earthen facilities offer valuable information for the current debates on sustainable strategies for foodstuff storage.</p> Leiden, 2023. Sidestone Press 196 p., nombreuses illustrations en couleur et N/B, broché. 21 X 28‎

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‎Travels in Egypt and Nubia. Translated from the Original. Published by Command of his Majesty the King of Denmark. And Enlarged with observations from ancient and modern authors, that have written on the antiquities of Egypt, by Peter Templeman. 2 vols. - [""THE EARLIEST ATTEMPT AT AN ELABORATE DESCRIPTION OF EGYPT""]‎

‎London, Lockyer Davis a. Charles Reymers, 1757. Folio (455 x 300 mm). Bound in a nice contemporary full longgrained red morocco binding with six raised bands. Gilt lettering to spine and ruled fillets to boards. Edges of boards gilt and with inner gilt dentelles. All edges gilt. Boards with scratches and hinges and spine ends with wear. Two ex-libris (N. S. Jacobsen and Crabbet Park Library ""Respiciendo Prospiciendo"") to verso of front board. A fine copy. (10), XXXIV, 124, (2), VIII, 155, (1) pp. 2 engraved frontispieces and 160 engraved plates and maps.‎

‎First English edition of ""the earliest attempt at an elaborate description of Egypt"" (Blackmer) and one ""of the earliest modern studies of Egypt"" (Howgego). The present work is one of the most important works dedicated to the exploration and documentation of Egypt in the 18th century. Issued with the same plates as the original, published in French in Copenhagen 1750-55. The Danish Royal Society sold all the original plates just after its publication to the English publishers, who issued the work in English with annotations by Peter Templeman. Commissioned by the King of Denmark, Norden travelled to Egypt with the aim of documenting its ancient monuments, people, landscapes and the Nile. The resulting work was monumental in scope and among the earliest systematic and accurate accounts of ancient Egypt produced at a time when modern Egyptology not yet had become a disciplin. An anecdote tells that Napoleon, before his expedition to Egypt, pointed to these two foliovolumes in order to encourage his staff of scientists and artists. Norden's detailed observations together with his maps, plans and fine illustrations provide an invaluable record of Egyptian antiquities and landscapes. His plates are of particular importance for documenting the condition of numerous monuments before the extensive excavations, restorations, and transformations that accompanied the great 19th-century European expeditions. Brunet IV, 101 Graesse IV, 687. Blackmer 1212‎