{"product_id":"2026200018630-secondhand-egypt-from-myth-to-egyptology","title":"Egypt From Myth To Egyptology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew civilisations have captured the human imagination with such enduring intensity as ancient Egypt — a world of monumental gods, sacred rites, and a millennia-long written record that confounded scholars for centuries. Egypt From Myth to Egyptology traces the remarkable journey of how Western civilisation came to perceive, misinterpret, romanticise, and ultimately decode the culture of the pharaohs, from classical antiquity through to the birth of modern Egyptology following the decipherment of the Rosetta Stone. The work chronicles how Egypt transformed from a land of mystical legend in the European consciousness into a rigorous field of scientific and archaeological inquiry, charting pivotal moments, key figures, and the gradual shedding of fantasy in favour of scholarship.\n\nAuthored by three distinguished Italian scholars — Sergio Donadoni, Silvio Curto, and Anna Maria Donadoni Roveri — the volume presents a sophisticated synthesis of art history, cultural history, and archaeological theory, richly illustrated and deeply researched. The authors argue that the Western obsession with Egypt is itself a cultural artefact worthy of study, as revealing about the observers as it is about the observed. Published by Fabbri Editori, this authoritative work stands as an essential reference for anyone drawn to the question of how ancient civilisations are constructed, contested, and ultimately understood — leaving the reader to wonder how much of what we call knowledge is still, in some measure, myth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50609693786331,"sku":"2026200018630-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/237b7461-092f-4e7c-b79b-a9a9c693e1db.png?v=1791764633","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200018630-secondhand-egypt-from-myth-to-egyptology","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}