Explorations in Bible lands during the 19th century (1903)
Hilprecht, H. V. (Hermann Vollrat), 1859-1925, Benzinger, I. (Immanuel), 1865-1935, Hommel, Fritz, 1854-1936, Jensen, P. (Peter), 1861-1936, Steindorff, Georg, 1861-1951 · Philadelphia : A. J. Holman · leaf 737
magnificent publication that Europe first became ac-quainted with the treasure of mighty monuments preservedin Egypt from a remote past, and we were astonished at thewonderful remains of a vanished civilization and art whichwas far superior to that of classic antiquity. Among the antiquities thus… … The Rosetta Stone DURING lOrn CENTURY: EGYPT 629 expedition, which, according to an arrangement madebetween the French and EngHsh commanders, had passedinto British possession and are now deposited in the BritishMuseum in London, was a large slab of black granitecovered with inscriptions. It was…
