Heinrich Julius von KLAPROTH
Examen critique des travaux de feu M. Champollion sur les hiéroglyphes
[A Critical Examination of the Works of the Late M. Champollion on Hieroglyphics]
Dondey-Dupré père & fils|Paris 1832|16.5 x 24 cm|Broché
First edition, with three folding plates and numerous hieroglyphs in the text.
A copy preserved in its original wrappers with temporary green paper covers, a title label affixed at the head of the spine.
Occasional foxing.
The German traveller and Orientalist Julius von Klaproth (1783–1835), one of the foremost linguists of his time, devoted himself chiefly to the languages of Asia, which he spoke almost all.
In this vehement critique of Champollion, published six months after the latter’s untimely death, he seeks—though not entirely in good faith—to call into question the method and results of the scholar from Grenoble, disputing in particular the priority and the significance of his discovery.
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