The Discovery of Egypt: Vivant Demon's Travels With Napoleon's Army (Hardback)
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Short Description for The Discovery of Egypt Vivant Denon was known as 'Napoleon's eye'. He accompanied Bonaparte to Egypt, witnessed the Battle of the Nile and was, in effect, the first war artist. This book tells the story of Denon's travels and the impact of his illustrations, which proved to Europe that Egyptian art and architecture was no poor relation to that of Greece or Rome.
Full description- Publisher: Sutton Publishing Ltd
- Published: 28 February 2006
- Format: Hardback 266 pages
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- Categories: Biography: General | Geographical Discovery & Exploration | African History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Archaeology | Guidebooks
- ISBN 13: 9780750941457 ISBN 10: 0750941456
- Sales rank: 292,971
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Full description for The Discovery of Egypt
Vivant Denon was known as 'Napoleon's eye'. He accompanied Bonaparte to Egypt, witnessed the Battle of the Nile and was, in effect, the first war artist. This book tells the story of Denon's travels and the impact of his illustrations, which proved to Europe that Egyptian art and architecture was no poor relation to that of Greece or Rome.
