1st Edition
The Enlightenment Rediscovery of Egyptology Vitaliano Donati's Egyptian Expedition, 1759–62
By Angela Scattolin Morecroft
Copyright 2018
216 Pages
112 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
242 Pages
112 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
242 Pages
112 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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In 1759 the botanist and scientist Vitaliano Donati led an expedition to Egypt under the patronage of King Carlo Emanuele III of Sardinia, to acquire Egyptian antiquities for the Museum in Turin. Charting his tumultuous expedition, this book reveals how, in spite of his untimely death in 1762, Donati managed to send enough items back to Turin to lay the foundations for one of the earliest and... Read more
1. Introduction
2. Vitaliano Donati
3. Donati’s Egyptian Journey
4. Loss of the Collection and the "Quinternetto"
5. The Written Evidence from the Turin Egyptian Museum
6. The New Primary Source: Donati’s List
7. The Statues in Donati’s Collection
8. Investigation and Identification of the Oil Lamps
9. Statuettes and Other Small Objects
10. Conclusion
Biography
Angela Scattolin Morecroft holds an MA in Egyptian Archaeology from University College London and an MPhil and PhD in Egyptology from Cambridge University. Her discovery of Donati’s packing list was announced in the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology in 2006.
