The Enlightenment rediscovery of Egyptology Vitaliano Donati's Egyptian expedition, 1759-62 / Angela Scattolin Morecroft.

Author/creator Morecroft, Angela Scattolin
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Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.
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Contents Introduction -- Vitaliano Donati -- Donati's Egyptian journey -- Loss of the collection and the "quinternetto" -- The written evidence from the Turin Egyptian Museum -- The new primary source: Donati's list -- The statues in Donati's collection -- Investigation and identification of the oil lamps -- Statuettes and other small objects -- Conclusion -- Appendix I: author's translation of the excavation of the two statues, from Donati's journal -- Appendix II: full list of oil lamps in the Barucchi catalogue -- Appendix III: full list of oil lamps in the Orcurti catalogue -- Appendix IV: full list of oil lamps in the FRL catalogue -- Appendix V: photographs of some boxes of oil lamps in the vases storeroom.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Morecroft, Angela Scattolin, author. Enlightenment rediscovery of Egyptology New York ; London : Routledge, 2018 9781409447771
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