Publication

2015 - Brill, Leiden, Netherlands

Language

English

Word Count

66,750 words, Guess

Page Count

267 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC932
  • LCCCC115.Z7 F67 2015

Description

"Renowned for his work within the fields of Numismatics, Archaeology, Egyptology and Coptic studies, Georg Zoëga was a figure of outstanding importance both in Rome and in Europe, at the end of the eighteenth century. Although highly valued by his contemporaries, Zoëga's scientific legacy fell almost entirely into oblivion with the end of the Enlightenment. The Forgotten Scholar : Georg Zoëga (1755-1819) : At the Dawn of Egyptology and Coptic Studies represents an exceptional occasion to rediscover the largely unknown scientific legacy of this Danish scholar consisting of hundreds of letters, drawings, sketches, notes, and other documents, mainly preserved in the Royal Library and in the Thorvaldsen Museum of Copenhagen"--Provided by publisher.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Culture and history of the ancient Near East -- volume 74

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