Encyclopedia of antiquities : and elements of archaeology, classical and mediæval (1843)
Fosbroke, Thomas Dudley, 1770-1842 · London : M. A. Nattali · leaf 636
re intelli-gible pictures that were observableamong the distinct hieroglyphics ofthe first inscription, such as a priest, astatue, and a mattock or plough, whichwere evidently, in their primitive state,delineations of the objects intended tobe denoted by them, and which wereas evidently introduced… … •T. f^ethfTcli/r /,i//af MANUFACTURES—TRADES, &C. 535 great measure, of foreign proper names,and M. de Sacy having made out verysatisfactorily those of Ptolemy andAlexander, 1 a clue was furnished forfurther discoveries. Dr. Young hav-ing successfully led the way, ^ M.ChampoUion availed himself…
Classical antiquities · Civilization, Medieval
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