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portada Belzoni: The Giant Archaeologists Love to Hate
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Year
2020
Language
English
Pages
320
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
23.9x17.9x2.2 cm
Weight
0.59 kg.
ISBN13
9780813945538
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Belzoni: The Giant Archaeologists Love to Hate

Noël Hume, Ivor (Author) · University of Virginia Press · Paperback

Belzoni: The Giant Archaeologists Love to Hate - Noël Hume, Ivor

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Synopsis "Belzoni: The Giant Archaeologists Love to Hate "

The Italian son of a barber. A failed hydraulic engineer. A giant who performed feats of strength and agility in the circus. Giovanni Belzoni (1778-1824) was all of these before going on to become one of the most controversial figures in the history of Egyptian archaeology. A man of exceptional size with an ego of comparable proportions, he procured for the British Museum some of its largest and still awe-inspiring treasures. Today, however, the typical museum visitor knows nothing of Belzoni, and many modern archaeologists dismiss him as an ignorant vandal.In this captivating new biography, Ivor Noël Hume re-creates an early nineteenth century in which there was no established archaeological profession, only enormous opportunity. Belzoni landed in Egypt, where he was unsuccessful in selling a hydraulic machine of his own invention, and came under the patronage of diplomat Henry Salt, who convinced him to travel to Thebes in search of artifacts. Among the many treasures Belzoni would bring back was the seven-ton stone head of Ramesses II, the "Young Memnon."The book includes gripping accounts of Belzoni's wildly productive, and physically brutal, expeditions, as well as an unforgettable portrait of his wife, Sarah, who suffered the hardships of the Egyptian deserts and later bore the brunt of the disillusionment that came with the declining popular perception of her husband. Including numerous illustrations, many in color, this volume brings one of archaeology's most fascinating figures vividly to life.

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