LEPSIUS, RICHARD.

Geschrieben in den Jahren 1842-1845 während der auf Befehl Sr. Majestät des Königs Friedrich Wilhelm IV von Preussen ausgeführten wissenschaftlichten Expedition. Verlag von Wilhelm Herz, Berlin 1852. XII+456 pages. Chromolithographic frontispiece showing Jebel Barkal [in Sudan]. Woodcut title vignette (Pyramid of Merot in Nubia).Illustrations in text depicting hieroglyphs and woodcut architectural plan in b/w. One plate in b/w inserted in rear depicts inscriptions in the Sct. Cathrine monastery in Sinai. Folding map in b/w showing Egypt also inserted in rear. Later quarter leather with spine in five compartments and lettering in gilt. Some wear to spine and corners. Light edgewear Foxing to illustrations and neighbouring pages, including tissue-guard (no foxing to illustrations in text).

* Richard Lepsius (1810-1884) was a German scholar of Greek and Egyption archaeology. He travelled widely and made numerous connections in Europe. His expedition to Egypt was inspired by the earlier one carried out by Napoleon. His party of varoious specialists discovered several pyramids, untill then unknown to Western society. His chief publication was the Denkmäler aus Aegypten und Aethiopien' published in 1849. He continued into a professorship in Rome and later head of the Royal Library in Berlin and published widely.