{"product_id":"niebuhr-in-egypt-9780718893354","title":"Niebuhr in Egypt","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn account of one of Europe's earliest scientific explorations of Egypt, showing how Carsten Niebuhr laid the foundations of modern Egyptology.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Roger H. Guichard Jr. discovered a French translation of the works of Carsten Niebuhr, sole survivor of the 1761-1767 Royal Danish Expedition to the Yemen, he was astounded. 'They were not just another dry account of one man's travels, but represented the record of a serious intellectual enterprise involving Enlightenment science, sacred philology, the Bible as history, 'Orientalism', Egyptology, and discovery'. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving translated them from French to English, and then cross-referenced his translations with the original German texts, 'Niebuhr in Egypt' is not, as one might expect, simply a presentation of his translation. Instead Guichard offers his readers an account of the expedition's year in Egypt, with lengthy excursions into the several subplots - Enlightenment science, the Bible as history, and Egyptology - that he found so engaging in the original works. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is not a scholarly work but would appeal to anyone with an interest in any of the areas mentioned or simply to anyone interested in this country's past and present.","brand":"Roger H., Jr Guichard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49056450216187,"sku":"9780718893354","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_8c4e3b2f-6e24-4916-a1a8-4f5fe5e77a9c.jpg?v=1783499487","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/niebuhr-in-egypt-9780718893354","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}