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Vivant Denon (17471825), a dilettante and diplomat under the Ancien Régime, survived the Revolution and accompanied Napoleon's army to Egypt. The publication in 1802 of this lively, illustrated three-volume account (translated a year later) is regarded as the chief stimulus for the so-called 'Egyptian Revival' style of architecture and interior design.

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19. Arab council; 20. Balasse, and the porous earthen vessels manufactured there; 21. Embark at Keneh for Cairo; Explanation of the plates; Index; List of plates; Contents.

Travels in Upper and Lower Egypt Volume 3

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 4/2/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781108080224, 978-1108080224
      ISBN10: 1108080227
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Vivant Denon (17471825), a dilettante and diplomat under the Ancien Régime, survived the Revolution and accompanied Napoleon's army to Egypt. The publication in 1802 of this lively, illustrated three-volume account (translated a year later) is regarded as the chief stimulus for the so-called 'Egyptian Revival' style of architecture and interior design.

      Table of Contents
      19. Arab council; 20. Balasse, and the porous earthen vessels manufactured there; 21. Embark at Keneh for Cairo; Explanation of the plates; Index; List of plates; Contents.

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