The keys of Egypt : the race to read the hieroglyphs
Adkins, Lesley, 1955-2000
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The Keys of Egypt reveals the story of the scramble to decipher hieroglyphics, and the rediscovery of the Nile Valley after it had been closed to Europeans for nealy 2000 years.
Main title:
The keys of Egypt : the race to read the hieroglyphs / Lesley and Roy Adkins.
Imprint:
London : HarperCollins, 2000.
Collation:
[xi], 335p., [16]p. of plates : ill., facsims., maps, plan, ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780002570916 (hbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
735961