Author: M. le Vicomte Emmanuel de Rougé
Title: Recherches Sur Les Monuments Qu&Apos;on Peut Attribuer Aux Six Premiãƒâ¨Res Dynasties de Manãƒâ©Thon
Description: Paris, Imprimerie Imperiale, 1866. First edition. Leather. A very scarce copy of Emmanuel de Rougé's research into monuments attributed to the first six dynasties of Manetho's 'Aegyptiaca&apos. A very scarce work in a half morocco binding with marbled boards and end papers. Illustrated with eight plates, five of which are folding. Collated, complete.A report on the research of the French Egyptologist Emmanuel de Rougé (1811-1872) concerning monuments from the first six dynasties of Manetho's Aegyptiaca. Manetho's history of Egypt lists eight successive Persian kings beginning with Cambyses, the son of Cyrus the Great.Emmanuel de Rougé was a curator of the Egyptian Museum of the Louvre, State Councilor and professor of Egyptian archeology at the Collège de France, as well as an author of several books on Egypt and its history.  In a half morocco binding. Externally, sound though somewhat rubbed. A little cracking to the head of the front joint. Small losses of leather to the head and tail of the spine and to the corners. Hinges are starting but remain firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd handling mark to the first couple of pages. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Keywords: Manetho Emmanuel de Rouge Egypt Egyptology Emmanuel de Rouge Not Stated


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