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The Search for Ancient Egypt
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The Search for Ancient Egypt is a 1986 illustrated monograph on the history of the rediscovery of ancient Egypt and of Egyptology. Written by the French Egyptologist Jean Vercoutter, and published by Éditions Gallimard as the first volume in their pocket collection "Découvertes". The book was awarded a literary prize by the Fondation de France in 1987.
The cover featuring Approach of the Simoom, Desert of Gizeh, from Egypt and Nubia. Lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1846–49.
Image on the back cover, by Champollion.
Image on the back cover, by Champollion.
View of Greater Cairo, drawn by Henry Salt, in 1805. Image taken from pages 66–67.
View of Greater Cairo, drawn by Henry Salt, in 1805. Image taken from pages 66–67.
The Harris Papyrus painting, depicting Ramesses III before the Theban Triad: Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Image taken from page 91.
The Harris Papyrus painting, depicting Ramesses III before the Theban Triad: Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Image taken from page 91.
The Pyramids of Giza: Facts, Legends and Mysteries
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The Pyramids of Giza: Facts, Legends and Mysteries is a 2006 illustrated monograph by French Egyptologist Jean-Pierre Corteggiani. The book was published on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of 'Découvertes Gallimard', together with Néron : Le mal-aimé de l'Histoire, L'affaire Qumrân : Les découvertes de la mer Morte and a new edition of À la recherche de l'Égypte oubliée.
The cover featuring an aerial view of the pyramids of Khafre and Khufu.