by Gilles Neret (Author)
Napoleon's attempt to conquer Egypt in 1798 was a mad dream, a fiasco, but it gave rise to a new science: Egyptology. The 3000 illustrations brought back from the expedition were published by order of the Emperor. They constitute invaluable testimony and we have reproduced them in full.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 800
Edition: Ed Complete ed.
Publisher: Taschen GmbH
Published: 28 Apr 1995
ISBN 10: 3822889644
ISBN 13: 9783822889640