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Descrizione : 20 volumes, comprising 9 volumes text and 11 volumes plates, first edition, folio, text (400 by 250mm.), plates (680 by 515mm.) text: 8 volumes in 9, half-titles, titles with engraved vignettes, 42 plates (some folding), including 4 portraits and 2 maps, any other tables and illustrations in the text. Uniformly bound in contemporary calf-backed boards, spines with red morocco lettering-pieces gilt, uncut. Occasional light spotting and offsetting, a few gatherings slightly browned, a few marginal tears (one repaired) and one small hole (not affecting text), table at end of volume 2 of Antiquites Descriptions laid down with slight loss of inner marginal text, spines slightly discoloured, covers and spines rubbed at extremities. plates: 10 volumes in 11, half-titles, titles with engraved vignettes, 892 engraved plates and maps, many hand-coloured or printed in colour, many double-page and folding, numerous other tables and illustrations in the text. Uniformly bound in contemporary red crushed morocco gilt by J. Mackenzie, elaborately tooled spines in seven compartments gilt, borders with ornate foliate tools, roll-tooled dentelles gilt, gilt edges. Some occasional spotting, offsetting and light browning, a few plates strengthened along folds to verso, binding extremities lightly rubbed, one cover slightly scuffed. comprising: Antiquites. Descriptions. Text: 26 parts in 2 volumes, portrait, 1809-1818; Antiquites Memoires. Text: 2 volumes, portrait, 21 engraved plates, 2 folding maps, illustrations and tables in the text, 1809-1818; Plates: 5 volumes, 424 engraved plates, some coloured, 1809-1822. Histoire Naturelle. Text: 2 volumes, portrait, folding plate, 1809-1813; Plates: 2 volumes in 3, 244 engraved plates and maps, some hand-coloured, 1809-1817. Etat Moderne. Text: 2 volumes in 3, portrait, 4 engraved plates, illustrations and tables in text, 1809-1822; Plates: 2 volumes, 171 engraved plates and maps, 1809-1817. Carte Topographique de l'Egypte, engraved title-page, scale, "key" map, general map on 3 sheets, and 47 maps, many double-page and folding. footnote: rare. the first edition of the first comprehensive description of ancient and modern egypt. At the time of publication, the Description was the largest printed work ever produced. Its influence was enormous, establishing Egyptology as an intellectual discipline and nurturing a passion for Egyptian art throughout the Western World. Edited by some of leading intellectual figures in France, the Description also includes contributions from celebrated artists such as Jacques Barraband, Pierre-Joseph Redoute, Geoffrey Saint-Hilaire, Jules-Cesar Savigny and others. In contrast to later editions, the plates in the first edition are unfolded and in "grande-format". Thus, the present set offers a rare opportunity to appreciate this monumental work as it was originally intended. As a result of the large format of the plates, Conte, the famous pencil manufacturer, had to invent a special press (illustrated among the plates). The enterprise also resulted in the perfection of new ways of printing colour plates. The combined work of several dozen scholars, this "living archive" of Napoleon's expedition took over twenty years to complete. The huge undertaking was co-ordinated by the Institut de l'Egypte, founded by Napoleon and with Gaspar Monge, the mathematician, as its president. Monge and the chemist Berthollet had the task of recruiting the members of the expedition. Geoffrey Saint-Hilaire, Savigny, Nectoux and Redoute all left their posts at the Musee d'Histoire Naturelle. Mechain, Quesnot and Nouet left the Observatoire de Paris. The Ecole Polytechnique provided the Institut with forty-five of its tutors and pupils. The medic, Rene Desgenettes and the surgeon Dominique Jean Larrey were both notable scientists involved in the expedition. Amongst his other engagements, Monge worked on the optical phenomena that tormented soldiers in the desert. Of the many achievements of the expedition, the discovery of the Rosetta Stone must rank amongst the most important. It was only after Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798 that Europe came to know the Orient more scientifically. The invasion and the expedition it engendered set in motion a process between East and West that still influences our political and cultural perspectives. The uniqueness of the Description lies not only in its size but also in the way it treats its subject matter. Its approach provides an interesting basis for modern orientalist theory. In the preface to the work, Fourier explains that scholars were grappling with the mysteries of Egypt in order to restore the country from what he sees as its current state of "barbarism" to its former greatness. By engulfing Egypt with the instruments of Western knowledge and power, Fourier maintained that history would recall how "Egypte fut le theatre de sa [Napoleon's] gloire, et preserve de l'oubli toutes les circonstances de cet evenement extraordinaire". With the publication of this monumental work, Fourier's ambition was certainly achieved. references: Blackmer 476; Brunet II, 616-617; Nissen BBI 2234; Nissen ZBI 4608.
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