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Jean Champollion PRECIS SYSTEME HIEROGLYPHIQUE, 1824

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SCIENTIFIC EGYPTOLOGY.
Jean-Francois Champollion (French, 1790-1832) Father of Egyptology.
Precis Du Systeme Hieroglyphique Des Anciens Egyptiens.
1st edition.
Rare first edition of the work in which the translation of hieroglyphics was first presented by Jean-Francois Champollion.
Pages of hieroglyphic names and phrases with French explanations, as well as the charts of the phonetic and ideographic symbols.
32 lithographed plates.

Title: Precis du Systeme Hieroglyphique des Anciens Egyptiens.
Author: M. Champollion.
Publisher: Paris, Chez Treuttel et Wurtz.
Volume two of two.
Hardback.
Printing Year: 1824.
Condition: good overall original estate condition, scattered spotting and toning, appropriate for age and use (view photos for accuracy).
Provenance: Boston, Massachusetts Estate.

Jean Francois Champollion is credited for the factual deciphering of the inscription on the Rosetta stone, the translation of it and solving the mystery of the old hieroglyphic writings.

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Good overall original estate condition (view report above).
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Jean Champollion PRECIS SYSTEME HIEROGLYPHIQUE, 1824

Name: Jean Champollion PRECIS SYSTEME HIEROGLYPHIQUE, 1824
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