Manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians,. including their private life, government, laws, arts, manufactures, religion, agriculture, and early history; derived from a comparison of the paintings, sculptures, and monuments still existing, with the accounts of ancient authors. Illustrated by drawings of those subjects. By J.G. Wilkinson, ... In three volumes.
Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (1797 - 1875)
Category
Books
Date
1837
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 3179671
Summary
Bibliographic description
3 v., XVII leaves of plates (some fold.) : ill. (some col.), maps, plans ; 8vo. Provenance: vol. 1, endpaper preceding frontispiece inscribed: "Sharon Turner Esqr / From his faithful friend / John Murray" [i.e. Sharon Turner (1768-1847), historian and attorney, from John Murray (1778-1843), publisher]. Binding: half red morocco, with marbled paper on boards; gilt Egyptian motifs on spines; five false bands; gilt lettered spines. Uniform with second series.
Makers and roles
Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (1797 - 1875)