The Search for Ancient Egypt
The cover featuring Approach of the Simoom, Desert of Gizeh, from Egypt and Nubia. Lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1846–49. | |
| Author | Jean Vercoutter |
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| Original title | À la recherche de l'Égypte oubliée |
| Translator | Ruth Sharman |
| Illustrator | Dominique Thibault, for pré-générique only (pp. 3–9), et al. |
| Cover artist | David Roberts Louis Haghe |
| Language | French |
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Release number | 1st in collection |
| Subject | Egyptian archaeology, history of Egyptology |
| Genre | Nonfiction monograph |
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Publication date | 21 November 1986 23 January 1998 (reed.) 1 February 2007 (new ed.) |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1992 |
| Media type | Print (paperback), e-book for iPad (2012) |
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| Awards | Literary prize of the Fondation de France |
| ISBN | 978-2-0705-3028-1 (first edition) |
| OCLC | 25719895 |
| LC Class | DT60 .V3613 1992 |
| Followed by | Vie et mort des baleines |
The Search for Ancient Egypt (French: À la recherche de l'Égypte oubliée, lit. 'In Search of Forgotten Egypt') is a 1986 illustrated monograph on the history of the rediscovery of ancient Egypt and of Egyptology. Written by the French Egyptologist Jean Vercoutter, and published by Éditions Gallimard as the first volume in their pocket collection "Découvertes" (known as "New Horizons" in the United Kingdom, and "Abrams Discoveries" in the United States). The book was awarded a literary prize by the Fondation de France in 1987.