Jean-François CHAMPOLLION
Précis du système hiéroglyphique des anciens égyptiens
Chez Treuttel et Würtz|Paris 1824|15 x 23.50 cm|2 volumes reliés
First two-volume edition of this cornerstone of hieroglyphic philology. The first volume is illustrated with 16 plates, including 6 folding, and the second with 32 plates.
Bound in full light brown calf, spine with five raised bands framed in gilt and blind, morocco title-piece, stamped arms of the Society of Writers to the Signet at center of boards, red edges. Spines and corners restored, scuffs and wear to boards.
"In his Précis du système hiéroglyphique, Champollion rectifies and completes his Lettre à M. Dacier: he demonstrates that phonetic writing was not limited to the transcription of foreign names, but was the soul of the system. The ancient Egyptians used figurative...
Bound in full light brown calf, spine with five raised bands framed in gilt and blind, morocco title-piece, stamped arms of the Society of Writers to the Signet at center of boards, red edges. Spines and corners restored, scuffs and wear to boards.
"In his Précis du système hiéroglyphique, Champollion rectifies and completes his Lettre à M. Dacier: he demonstrates that phonetic writing was not limited to the transcription of foreign names, but was the soul of the system. The ancient Egyptians used figurative...
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