Egypt Revealed: Artist Travellers in an Antique Land

by T.G.H. James

Profusely illustrated history of Egyptian exploration, written by a leading authority on ancient Egypt. With special emphasis on 19th century British Egyptologists and their finds.

Genres: History, Art, Nonfiction, Egypt

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Full name: Thomas Garnet Henry James

Reviews

[Bill · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very informative and interesting read.

The main thrust of the commentary is concerned with artist-travellers who went to Egypt and covers the development of epigraphy and the methods utilised to accurately record the antiquities discovered.

Included is an introduction to ancient Egyptian history as well as some information on the rapid growth of Egyptology. There is also some coverage on the interpretation of hieroglyphics which was greatly enhanced by the discovery of the ‘Rosetta Stone’ in 1799.

The text is wonderfully enhanced by a lavish collection of illustrations which includes magnificent pictures, drawings and photographs.

A volume of this size is unable to cover such a vast subject in great detail and a bibliography is incorporated for further reading.

[Sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

A thorough and enjoyable account of the journeys and explorations undertaken by the artists and copyists through Egypt and the contributions these made to the historical knowledge of the country. This is a surprisingly readable book although it does have a few too many quotes for my liking (although that's just me). The author does well to put the contributions of those involved into a wider context and shows just how much of the facts known about the Ancient Egyptian Civilisation is down to the work that these men and women did.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nineteenth century artists and their portrayal of the ancient Egypt artifacts.
An interesting read

[caroline · Rating 2 out of 5]

When you manage to make Egypt boring