Fascinating Hieroglyphics: Discovering, Decoding & Understanding the Ancient Art [Hardcover]

Christian Jacq (Author), Catherine Berthier (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1997

A guide to understanding hieroglyphics, providing their historical background. The text examines the evolution of hieroglyphics, why it became a forgotten language, the discovery of the Rosetta Stone and how to learn to read inscriptions.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc; 1St Edition edition (August 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806981008
• ISBN-13: 978-0806981000
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,628,269 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Accessible and intrigueing, August 17, 2000

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Amarna (Adelaide, SA Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fascinating Hieroglyphics: Discovering, Decoding & Understanding the Ancient Art (Paperback)

Despite other reviews of this book, I have read it and believe that Jacq achieves all of his basic aims. Does he not state on the first page that you will NOT be able to read hieroglyphs with ease by reading the book? Rather, you would gain a basic understanding of the language, complexity and history involved. Jacq uses accessible language and the odd touch of humour to make his book both entertaining and informative. The naive expectations that others have entered a book such as this with have resulted in it not being properly represented. Therefore, I am setting the record straight by saying that I thoroughly enjoyed this book and found it most beneficial!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Diffculty Decoding, February 6, 2000

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Gerald J. Gambale - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fascinating Hieroglyphics: Discovering, Decoding & Understanding the Ancient Art (Paperback)

I recently completed the above named book and am still in the dark on decoding the Hieroglyphics. However,I did come away with how complex the ancient Egyptians were. I will once again tackle the book and probably walk away with the basic fundamentals of Hieroglyphics. I recently visited the Metropolitan Museum in New York City and they had an exhibit on Ancient Egypt, and to my surprise, I was able to decipher a small portion of the hieroglyphics.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Neat little book, January 18, 2002

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invictus (Lawrenceville, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fascinating Hieroglyphics: Discovering, Decoding & Understanding the Ancient Art (Hardcover)

Sure this isn't an in-depth textbook on hieroglyphics, but it is a neat little book that's is probably one of the finest introductions for someone who doesn't want to study for years, but just wants a good general overview of how the Egyptian language works. I recommend it.