The Great Belzoni: The Circus Strongman Who Discovered Egypt's Ancient Treasure
Autor Stanley Mayesen Limba Engleză Paperback – 25 sep 2003
Sometimes maligned as a tomb robber, Giovanni Battista Belzoni - engineer, barber, monk, actor and strongman in a circus, where he earned his title, 'The Great Belzoni' - is perhaps the most important and yet least remembered explorer and archaeologist of the last two hundred years. After a failed business venture in Egypt, attempting to sell a patent water wheel to the Pasha, he undertook one of the most ambitious archaeological projects ever.
Under seeming impossible conditions, Belzoni transported the colossal granite head of Ramesses II from Thebes to England, where it is now one of the treasures of the British Museum. He went on to excavate the great temple of Abu Simbel, discover six major royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, including that of Seti I, and provide the British Museum with a spectacular collection of Egyptian antiquities.
Giovanni Belzoni was the first person to penetrate the heart of the second pyramid at Giza and the first European to visit the oasis of Siwah and discover the ruined city of Berenice on the Red Sea. His exhibitions and best-selling memoirs made him a major celebrity in Regency London where he was a huge influence on the vogue for Egyptian style in art, design and architecture. In 1823, at the age of forty-five, Belzoni died of fever trying to reach the mysterious city of Timbuktu.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781845113339
ISBN-10: 1845113330
Pagini: 360
Ilustrații: 16-page plate section in black and white
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.42 kg
Ediția:Adnotată
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Tauris Parke Paperbacks
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1845113330
Pagini: 360
Ilustrații: 16-page plate section in black and white
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.42 kg
Ediția:Adnotată
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Tauris Parke Paperbacks
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Recenzii
If you wish to find inspiration for Allen Quartermain and Indiana Jones go no further, for here is an entertaining account of a fascinating character.
Belzoni is one of the most striking and interesting figures in the history of eastern travel.
Belzoni is one of the most striking and interesting figures in the history of eastern travel.