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A Few More Related Pieces From
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Map of Rosetta region at the
mouth
of the Nile, with Fort Julian
on the West Bank of the river. |
...We are now masters of the western branch of that
river, and of course have opened a communication with the Delta, from
which we shall derive the necessary supplies, as the French have
scarcely any troops there, and none capable of making a serious
resistance. The enemy had
about 800 men at Rosetta when they were attacked. They made but a
feeble effort to sustain themselves, and retired to the right bank of
the Nile, leaving a few men and prisoners. They left a garrison at the
fort, against which our batteries opened on the 16th infantry and it
surrendered on the 19th infantry. The condition of the same as were
granted to the castle of the Aboukir..."
-- In August 1799, just over a year after Napoleon launched his
invasion of Egypt at Alexandria, a great discovery was made. Under the
leadership of Lt. Pierre Bouchard, French soldiers were
building up their defenses around the area of Fort St. Julian,
near the northern city of Rosetta, when a soldier or engineer
found in the ruins an ancient stone. With its cryptic inscriptions, it
was immediately recognized as an object of great importance. It was
sent to Cairo, where it was housed in the Institute d’Egypte. Members
of Napoleon’s special civilian corps dispersed around the
country were requested to go there at once. The rare map to the
right is of the mouth of the Nile, picturing Fort Julian, now
known as Fort Rashid.
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A three-volume
1803
English
edition (quite rare)
of "Travels in
Upper and Lower Egypt During the Campaigns of General
Bonaparte in That Country", written and illustrated by
Vivant Denon, published by
T.N. Longman &
O. Rees (London).
In the spring of 1797, with
a direct assault against Britain out of the question,
Napoleon Bonaparte suggested threatening Britain's rich
commerce with India by invading
Egypt. A unique feature of the expedition, which set
sail on 19 May 1798, was the large number and high caliber
of the attached civilians, among them Baron
Dominique Vivant Denon
(1747-1825). Denon was one of the founders of the Louvre
Museum, and was responsible for saving many works of art and
monuments of French culture from destruction during the
French Revolution. Denon was entrusted by Napoleon to
assemble a team of artists, archeologists, linguists and
scholars to study the antiquities of Egypt for the first
time since Antiquity. In addition to assisting in the
formulation of practical measures for the rule of
Egypt, the 167 savants
accompanied the army to every corner of the country.
Protected by the French troops, Denon was able to explore
the country extensively. This book contains many etchings of
Egypt, including the famous etching of the Sphinx of Giza
prior to the defacement. |
Rare 3-Volume Set by
Vivant Denon,
1803 |
BACKGROUND: In the south, Vivant Denon reached Assouan; from Keneh he went to Kosseir. Their studies of the great
monuments of ancient Egypt paved the
way for the science of Egyptology. It was during this expedition that
the Rosetta Stone was discovered, which ultimately enabled people to
decipher and translate ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Denon's book
was the first important fruit of the French expedition to Egypt. This
is an
early English translation
of the work (apparently the first English edition was printed a year
earlier), and contains a wealth of beautiful fold-out plates and maps,
including contemporary scenes from Denon's travels, plans of ruins,
engravings of the monuments and reproductions of some of the art in
the ruins and temples.
Contemporary half
leather binding with marbled boards and edges. 392, 312, 366pp.
Illustrated with
57 engraved plates and maps.
8vo (standard sized book). CONDITION: Good to Very Good. All
volumes: Rubbing and edge wear to boards and spine. Hinges cracked.
Front board of Volume 1 loose but not yet detached. Split to centre of
spine of Volume 2, binding still okay. Missing 5 plates, but has 2
uncalled for. Some sunning to page. Varying foxing to pages and
plates, some plate just at edges, others have some spots to plates
themselves. A few plates have tape repairs to reverse. Scattered dirt
spots to pages. In general a tidy set, all text pages present, and
text clear and readable, foxing to margins of text pages only.
-- First Edition (American) book by Gaston Maspero, "The
Dawn of Civilization / Egypt and Chaldea", 1894 (400
images)
-- First Edition (London) book by Joseph Pollard, "The
Land of the Monuments: Notes of Egyptian Travel", 1896
-- March, 1873 Harper's Weekly article by Rev. William Hayes
Ward, "Our Debt to Cadmus: Hieroglyphics"
-- Original British Museum booklets, "History of the
Rosetta Stone", written by Wallis Budge. Printed by
Harrison and Sons, London) -- Four editions: 1922, 1939, 1951,1974)
-- "Ancient History: Egyptian..." by Charles
Rollin, 1854
-- "The Hebrew Bible, With Respect to Egypt" (incl.
maps), by Robert, Lord Bishop of Clogher. Printed for
J Warcus, London, 1760 (3rd Edition, Corrected), 493 pages,
bound with full original full calf leather.
-- "The Story of the Nations: Ancient Egypt", by
George Rawlinson, First Edition, 1887, with many
illustrations.
-- French edition of "L' Archeologie Egyptienne" by
Gaston Maspero, 1887. Rare, with many illustrations.
-- Leeds, England newspaper article erroneously
announcing the death of Napoleon in Egypt. Intriguing.
-- Lettre Ecrites D'Egypte et de Nubie en 1828 et
1829, by Champollionn le Jeune (Letters Written in
Egypt and Nubia in 1828 and 1829 by Francois Champollion)
with all illustrations intact. This very, very rare First
Edition by the translator of Egyptian Hieroglyphics is
seldom seen on the open market. Most copies are in large
University or Public library rare book collections. This
work is an important insight into the early work of one of
the Fathers of Egyptology. These are his own reflections and
opinions regarding the monuments of Egypt. It is important
to remember that Champollion only ever made one trip to
Egypt as he died soon after his return. A great loss to the
science of Egyptology.
-- Jean-Francois Champollion, a 10 year old child saw
some of the Egyptian artifacts and enquired about the
strange pictures (Hieroglyphs) where he was told that
no one yet understands what these pictures means. Since that
time Champollion committed himself to decipher the
Hieroglyphs. By the age of 16 he became a professor
mastering 10 languages at the same time. Champollion then
compares the two cartouches of PTOLEMY & CLEOPATRA
found on the Rosetta stone which contains similar
characters. He continued deciphering more cartouches and
texts from the temple of El Karnak. It took Champollion 24
years until he published his work in a book " Precis du
systeme Hieroglyphique ". Sadly Champollion died by a stroke
on 1832 when he was 41 years old. |
Jean Champollion
in Egypt |
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Very rare
L'expédition
d'Égypte, 1798-1801, par Clément de Lajonquière.
Five large volumes in wraps, total of
about 3400 pages! (1902, 2nd edition).
Among the campaigns of the revolution, consigning Egypt
is both one of the most popular and less well known.
Thus began the
monumental work of Clement Draveurs
(Clément de La Jonquière).
Published
(about 100 years after the Napoleonic military campaign) from 1899 to
1907 under the auspices of the History Section of the État de l'Armée,
Paris, he tells one of the most extraordinary adventures of the
revolutionary period.
Many
testimonies, more or less reliable contemporaries; also numerous texts
on the science of "oriental dream."
The work of Georges Rigault on the last leg of the
expedition to Egypt and those of Pierre de La Grèverie on Regiment
Dromadaires round off the work of a master in the final volume.
Vol. I: 673 p., Vol. II: 632 p., Vol. III: 720 p., Vol. IV: 688 p.,
Vol. V: 692 p. A complete set. With numerous foldout maps. Vol. I: A
rebinding copy. Rear cover missing, backstrip missing parts and
frayed. Shaken. Internally excellent: text leaves clean and neat. Vol.
II: Missing front wrap cover, else in excellent condition – tight and
clean. Vol. III: a Very Good volume. Tight and clean with some wear to
covers. Vol. IV: A rebinding volume – shaken, backstrip cracked.
Covers off and frayed. Internally clean and neat. Vol. V: A Very Good
volume. Tight and clean. Covers with some wear and leaves somewhat
yellowed. A remarkable complete set.
BACKGROUND:
(translated
from French) In 1797, after the victory early, and unexpected,
Napoleon in Italy, England remains the main enemy.
One can oppose
it either by attempting an invasion, either by intervening on its
links with India.
The conquest
by Bonaparte of Ionian Islands in August 1797 opened the way to the
Orient and reanimate the idea of conquest of Egypt, which would allow
the opening of the Isthmus of Suez, thus controlling of a more
commercial path runs to the riches of India.
As a first
step, in January and February 1798, the policy of the Executive moves
to the invasion.
Bonaparte
examines all possibilities of invasion from ports in the north, the
troops are assembled, a fleet is formed, but the operation seems far
too risky and it is abandoned.
But we must
fight against England, and incidentally get rid of a Bonaparte too.
Talleyrand,
confirmed his analysis by the intervention of Magallon, will therefore
attempt Eastern map.
The decision
to intervene in Egypt was taken on March 5, 1798.
On August 22,
1799, Bonaparte, after the unfortunate expedition to Syria, even
Egypt, called for new targeted France.He left the expedition under the
command of Kleber, which does little to maintain in Egypt.
But Kleber is
totally convinced of the importance of scientific work, which
continues, despite the setbacks and delays of the policy. It creates
Similarly, on November 19, 1799 a commission to study more
particularly modern Egypt.
On Nov. 22,
1799, he took the decision to consolidate all the work of scholars of
the commission in a unique work, the Description of Egypt.
Kleber enters
into negotiations with the British and the Ottomans, to evacuate
honorably and Egypt to participate in military actions in Europe.
An agreement
was concluded on January 23, 1800 for the return in France, but its
implementation is not possible, given the internal divisions among
English, the sultan of procrastination and the resumption of
hostilities in Egypt.
After the
victory of Heliopolis Kléber on the Ottomans, March 20, 1800, there is
no question of return, but the morale of the troops, such as scholars
rose.
Unfortunately, on June 14, 1800, when the victory of Marengo, Kléber
was assassinated in Cairo.
The General
Menou, being the oldest in the highest rank succeeded him as head of
the army.
Any momentum
had been able to restore Kléber members of the expedition despite the
failure of the draft back, disappears with him.
Until the
final departure to France, scholars no longer leave little near the
Cairo and Alexandria in order to be ready to leave at the first
opportunity.
However Menou
continues the work of reorganization and modernization begun by
Bonaparte and continued by Kleber.
To him we owe
the fact that the publication of the description will not be provided
by private funds but rather by the state, so that is recognized and
sanctioned the importance of the work done by scholars.
After many
tribulations, scholars, gathered in Alexandria, obtain permission to
leave Egypt on May 13, 1801, but the English do not want to pass up,
unless they abandon all material collected during the exploration and
their notes and sketches.
The
negotiations, sometimes tragic, lasting several months and it was not
until September that the first members of the committee may leave
Egyptian soil, having left in the hands of English the heaviest items
that they had found, including the famous Rosetta Stone.
-- Vintage
framed image of Dr. Thomas Young.
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1821 RARE AUTOGRAPH LETTER
[Thomas Young to William Phillips].
A rare hand-written letter from scientist Dr. Thomas
Young, the founder of physiological optics and author of
the wave theory of light. He is also credited for helping to
solve the puzzle to comprehending ancient Egyptian
hieroglyphics. The letter, written in the third person
(and in his hand), betrays a distinct animosity towards
Young's new publisher, William Phillips. Concerning the
second edition of his Introduction to Medical Literature
(eventually published
in 1823 -- see book below), Young is not pleased that his suggestion of
a fee “forming exactly two arithmetical means between these
extremes” has not been accepted by Phillips.
[2 written sides
on black-bordered notepaper, originally folded in thirds.
Closed tear to margin passing through several words, no loss
of text or paper].
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Dr. Young
begs leave to observe, in reply to Mr. Phillips's note, in
which he says that “the sum proposed by Dr. Young is
greater than the work will bear”, that he did not propose
any sum whatever - that he told both Dr. Paris and Mr.
Phillips that he would make no proposal whatever, but that he
was ready to receive any proposals that might be made to him.
Mr.
Phillips mentioned two sums as the probable extreme
limits of what the work might appear to be worth, and Dr.
Young mentioned two other sums forming exactly two
arithmetical means between these extremes, which was certainly
rather according to Mr. Phillips's preliminaries than making
any new proposals of his own.
Dr. Young
is therefore at a loss to understand why Mr. Phillips should
be most averse at present to making an offer of any kind that
he was when he thought it worth while to offer a negociation,
which as it appears to Dr. Young, he has broken off without
any sufficient reason, though he was certainly at full liberty
to do so, in a legal point of view.
Mr.
Phillips must be as good a judge of the sale of books as Dr.
Young but it does not appear by any means to Dr. Y. that the
sale of a second edition would be slower than that of the
first: the contrary being extremely likely to happen to any
work of established reputation, and especially to a work which
is intended to form the basis of the library of every
student in every department of the medical profession –
though certainly the second edition of this work would not be
likely to be purchased by many persons who are in
possession of the first.
Welbeck
Street 15 Dec. 1821 |
Note: The third
person was a formal literary device not uncommon before the
20th century; in this case, we imagine Thomas Young used it
because his publisher (William Phillips) was not exactly a
close friend...
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An extremely rare copy of the second edition of Thomas
Young's Introduction to Medical Literature,
Including a System of Practical Nosology. Intended as a
Guide to Students, and an Assistant to Practitioners.
Published first in 1813
and now an expanded and corrected 1823 edition by W.
Phillips, London). Thomas Young, M.D. F.R. & L.S.,
was a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and the
Physician to St. George's Hospital. The letter above is
connected with this edition, stating that Dr. Young is not
at all pleased with William Phillips.
BACKGROUND: Dr. Thomas Young is
the man who undertook the
task had perhaps the keenest scientific imagination and the
most versatile profundity of knowledge of his generation —
one is tempted to say, of any generation.
Thomas
Young (1773-1829) has been given credit for an enormous
number of scientific discoveries: in 1800, long before
Fresnel, he suggested and gave evidence for the wave theory
of light, against the Newtonian dogma of a particulate
system. Again challenging Newton, he proved in 1801 that the
visible spectrum was continuous and that the eye could
depend on just three color receptors. He was elected to the
Royal Society at the age of 21 and subsequently became its
foreign secretary under Joseph Banks. “Young has sometimes
been hailed as a child prodigy who, by the age of sixteen,
had not only mastered Latin and Greek but also possessed a
good working knowledge of several other languages and gained
a firm background in the sciences. He clearly possessed
considerable mental abilities, while his Quaker upbringing
encouraged the habit of hard work and proscribed frivolous
activities. So effective was his training that later in life
he claimed never to have wasted a single day...On several
occasions he traveled on the continent, where he met such
leading savants as Laplace, Arago, and Humboldt. In 1827 he
was honored by being elected one of the eight foreign
members of the Paris Académie des Sciences.” His
achievements are recognized on a plaque erected at
Westminster Abbey close to the spot where Newton was buried.
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Dr. Thomas Young
(1773-1879) |
Young had his attention called to the Rosetta Stone by accident,
and his usual rapacity for knowledge at once led him to
speculate as to the possible aid this tri-lingual
inscription might give in the solution of Egyptian
problems. Resolving at once to attempt the solution himself,
he set to work to learn Coptic, which was rightly believed
to represent the nearest existing approach to the ancient
Egyptian language. His amazing facility in the acquisition
of languages stood him in such good stead that within a year
of his first efforts he had mastered Coptic and assured
himself that the ancient Egyptian language was really
similar to it, and had even made a tentative attempt at the
translation of the Egyptian scroll. His results were only
tentative, to be sure. Yet they constituted the very
beginnings of our knowledge regarding the meaning of
hieroglyphics. Just how far they carried has been a
subject of ardent controversy ever since. Not that there is
any doubt about the specific facts; what is questioned is
the exact importance of these facts. For it is undeniable
that Young did not complete and perfect the discovery, and,
as always in such matters, there is opportunity for
difference of opinion as to the share of credit due to each
of the workers who entered into the discovery.
In fierce competition with Jean François Champollion (during the
Napoleonic Wars), he is jointly credited as the first decipherer
of the Rosetta Stone hieroglyphs, with the recognition that
certain symbols represented the sounds of a royal title.
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| -- A ten inch plate made in Stockton-on-Tees by William Smith & Co. between
1825 and 1855 commemorating Napoleon Bonaparte’s campaign in Egypt that
lasted from 1798 to 1801. The plate is transfer printed with what seems to
be hand coloring under the glaze. It has no damage or crazing but there is
minute bubbling of the transfer and glaze at the edges, which then goes
over to the back of the plate much of the way around to varying degrees.
The impressed mark reads 44 W. S. & Co. Wedgewood (Yorkshire) and this
could indicate that the plate was made in 1844. |
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-- Magnificent extremely rare plate/print (one of 511
plates), expertly backed with linen, of
Thutmose III from the monumental 1843 work of Jean
Champollion, the first to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs
(20" x 27").
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Rare First Edition copy of "L'Univers Pittoresque. Egypte
Ancienne" by M. Champollion-Figeac (Jean
Champollion), Paris, Firmin
Didot, 1839. It contains 92 illustrations and an antique
folding map of Egypt. First few pages have some foxing, with
the rest in excellent condition. 500 pp., & 92 plates,1/2
maroon morocco with 5 raised bands & leather label, marbled bds. & endpapers.-- Very scarce First Edition, Egyptian Antiquities in
the British Museum, 1862. Details 250 exhibits.
Published by Smith, 196 pages. Excellent condition. In fact,
it appears to be unread. Over 6 pages, with three diagrams,
dedicated to the Rosetta Stone.
-- The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte by J.G. Lockhart
(1886), 496 pages with 9 tipped-in illustrations and many
wood engravings. London: Bickers & Sons, Leicester Square. Faversham School
Prize full calf binding with marbled endpapers and edges.
Prize bookplate on pastedown. Portrait frontispiece slight
foxing. Text, slight foxing. Slight foxing in prelims and
last few pages, otherwise clean. Plates, lovely and
luminous.
-- Hand written letter (Nov. 5th, 1805) by the former
Chief Ordonnateur
(Director) of the French Army during the
Napoleonic Egyptian Campaign.
-- "Egyptian Antiquities", produced by the
British Museum for the Library of Entertaining Knowledge,
and published by Knight London in 1832, this is a splendid 2
volume, 12mo size work. The two volumes have full page and
other engravings and have around 800 pages in total. Really
detailed work on Egyptian monuments, Rosetta Stone,
buildings, sculptures, tombs, papyrus, etc., etc. In the
original half calf boards.
--
Rare Original French Text
Book, copyright 1900 -- "L'Expedition de
Bonaparte en Egypte",
Written by L.A. Thiers, with introduction by C. Fabregou,
published by D.C. Heath & Company. Most of the book is
written in French, with some English translation in the
back. 100 pages. It is an old college text book from
Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA.
-- L’Egypte,
by old French traveler/diplomat/student of Egypt,
Gabriel Charmes, published by CALMAN LEVY, Rue Auber,
Paris, France, 1891, Chapters include, in part --
Mariette Pacha, Les Etudes Egyptologiques en Egypte, Les
Pyramides D’Ounas et de Meydoum, Dier-El-Bahari, L’Institut
D’Archeologie Orientale Du Caire, and more. Very antique
volume of 396 rich crispy style pages in its original
Calmann Levy, ‘L’EGYPTE’ soft card covers as published.
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A beautiful hand written letter dictated by
Dominique-Vivant DENON (1747-1825). Denon was the eyes and
ears of Napoleon during the Egyptian Military campaign. When
he came back to France, he was the Director of the Museums
under Napoleon, founder of the Museum of Louvre, and
director of the medal mint. (unsigned) Sunday morning
1808, to a lady: “I gave orders relating to the
frames of your paperboards. One seeks in the stores if wood
still exist there. I fear well that they are employed with
some other thing. I ask for forgiveness to you of employing
a foreign hand to answer you; but I am obliged to dictate
while I get dressed to return to the Palais..." Measures
5 x 7.75 and is not fully translated.
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Rare 1843
issue of The New World published by
J. Winchester; New York. The
68-page April issue contains the first appearance of a pioneering work
, "Ancient
Egypt, A Series of Chapters on Early Egyptian History, Archaeology,
and Other Subjects Connected with Hieroglyphical Literature"
by George R. Gliddon. According to the preface "the
first chapters on Hierology that have ever issued from an American
press",
prepared from a series of lectures delivered the previous year, and
not published in book form until 1850. George Gliddon (1809-1857)
was British-born, and served as U. S.
Consul at Cairo. An archaeologist, Gliddon went to Alexandria as a
young man and spent 23 years in Egypt. He lectured on Egyptian
antiquities in the United States and wrote, among other works, "A
Memoir on the Cotton of Egypt" [1841[ "An Appeal to the
Antiquaries of Europe on the Destruction of the Monuments of Egypt"
[1841], and "Ancient Egypt" [1850]. This is an important work,
profusely illustrated with hieroglyphic examples, and very scarce in
this "New World" format.
11" x 7.5".
Newsprint. |
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-- A number of
editions of "The Rosetta Stone" -- Printed by
order of the Trustees of the British Museum: 1913
(First Edition), 1922 (four copies), 1927, 1939 (two
copies), 1950, 1951, 1955, 1971, 1974...by Wallis Budge.
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GREPPO,
J. G. H. Essay
on the hieroglyphic system of M. Champollion, Jun.,
and on the advantages
which it offers to sacred criticism. By J. G. H. Greppo,
Vicar General of Belley. Translated from the French by Isaac
Stuart, with notes and illustrations. Boston, MA: Perkins &
Marvin, 1830. Later cloth Cover. Translated from the Paris
edition of 1829; this was the only English edition. This
book was published a mere seven years after the code to
hieroglyphics had been cracked.
-- And much,
much more....
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THE FREEMAN
INSTITUTE®
FOUNDATION
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Main Purpose For
Developing the Rosetta Stone Replicas
The Freeman Institute®
owns a
Black History collection of
well over 2,500 vintage
documents and artifacts, with the oldest piece dated
1553. The goal is to develop Black History galleries,
connecting the African American experience with galleries in major
U.S. cities and in selected cities internationally (parts of Canada,
Europe, Africa and South America and every Caribbean country) --
designed to educate and inspire this generation.
Each gallery will have a
wall dedicated to some of the White abolitionists who
sacrificed their time...and some their lives for the anti-slavery cause.
This vision also includes the
exhibition of replicas of the Rosetta Stone in
every gallery in the world.
Dr. Joel Freeman,
The Freeman
Institute®
Foundation and Rosetta Classic, LLC are supervising the creation of a mold and the
fabrication of replicas.
Why?
A life-size, 3D reproduction of
the Rosetta Stone in each gallery provides a literal touchstone to
ancient times -- reminding people that Egypt is in Africa...not the
Middle East -- giving an opportunity to showcase the
accomplishments of other ancient African Kingdoms that
have passed down much of their history through oral
tradition (Ghanian,
Songehay, Great Zimbabwe, Malian, etc.). The
exhibition of the replica also provides a context for
African American history, reminding visitors that
ancient African history did not start with slavery. Black History
started with inventiveness, creativity, royalty,
perseverance and so much more...providing a context
for all of the documents and artifacts exhibiting the
part African Americans played in the past four
centuries of American history. |
The Freeman Institute®
Foundation
Black History Gallery
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gallery concept) |
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Climbing the Great Pyramid, 1899 (Stereoview)
1798 view of Sphinx of Giza...drawn by Vivant Denon.
from The Freeman Institute History Collection
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order postcard
of Sphinx of Giza
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The main purpose of Dr. Joel Freeman, The Freeman
Institute Foundation and Rosetta Classic, LLC is to
educate and inspire the masses (especially young people)
about the impact the Rosetta Stone has had upon our
understanding of Egypt (located in Africa) and the rest of
the world.
It is amazing to how
many have never even heard of the Rosetta Stone -- let
alone being aware of the historical and archaeological
significance of this artifact.
One of the objectives
for the 3-D replica and 3-D holographic project is to
provide a new and different way to reach/teach young
people. Educators know that the engagement of any extra
sense (visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, etc.)
increases the immediate understanding and retention of a
topic. We are hoping that these models will be viewed (and
touched) by millions around the world -- making it a
memorable experience for each person.
As visitors to Rosetta
Stone replica exhibits become more aware of the Rosetta
stone, they just might go home and read about it on the
Internet.
We also want to
create a desire within everyone who actually sees a
replica and learns more about it, to travel to London to
experience the genuine Rosetta Stone -- currently
exhibited at the British Museum
You can hire Dr. Freeman (bio) to come to your organization to
make a highly visual & educational
presentation/exhibition about the historical &
contemporary significance
of the Rosetta Stone.
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(1). CLASSIC
ROSETTA:
info/pricing
-- Classic Rosetta
full-size 3-D replica (about 11 inches
thick -- approx. 45" high x 30" wide). The coloration
will be designed to mimic (as closely as possible) the
genuine Rosetta Stone. (2).
CLASSIC BRONZE ROSETTA: info/pricing
-- Classic Bronze Rosetta
limited edition (only 750) full-size, 3-D cold bronze
model (resin & bronze).
(3). CLASSIC SILVER
ROSETTA: info/pricing
-- Classic Silver Rosetta
limited edition (only 750) full-size, 3-D cold silver
model (resin & silver).
(4). CLASSIC FINE ART
BRONZE ROSETTA: info/pricing
-- Classic Fine Art Bronze Rosetta
rare, limited edition
(only 250) full-size, 3-D "lost-wax" bronze foundry process
designed
for highly valued fine art pieces that are immortalized in like manner.
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CLASSIC / BRONZE / SILVER / FINE ART ROSETTA PEDESTAL BASES:
info/pricing -- Exhibition
30" high x 28" wide base (with iron cradle
option) to exhibit replica. (see 2 exhibition concepts below)
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(5). BABY ROSETTA: info/pricing
-- Baby Rosetta
2/3 size, 3-D replica (about 7.5" thick --
approximately 30" high x 20" wide).
(6). HYBRID ROSETTA:
info/pricing
-- Hybrid Rosetta
unique, dual-purpose model: unscrew the 4 legs
from the coffee table (40" long x 30" wide x 2.5" thick)
and now you have a beautiful piece of
archaeological art to hang on your wall.
(7). BRONZE PLAQUE ROSETTA:
info/pricing -- Bronze Plaque Rosetta
limited edition
(only 1,500) full-size flat cold
bronze (or silver) model & "lost wax" bronze wall-art
model.
- (a bronze plaque-like model...approximately 40" tall x 30"
wide x 1.5" thick).
(8). HOLOGRAPHIC ROSETTA:
info
-- Holographic Rosetta
we are in the beginning stages of working on an
absolutely stunning 3-D digital holographic image of
the Rosetta Stone
that is suspended in mid air. The
initial descriptions indicate that there is nothing else
like it
-- to be made available for museum exhibits, special events, etc.
An educational jaw-dropper...
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Ask about our
Classic Rosetta offer for museums, educational institutions, and
RSA Conference exhibitors / attendees...
Here is a 3-D Digital Model of the Rosetta Stone
[provided by Direct Dimensions]
you will have to download software to view and
manipulate the image
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