The obelisk and the Englishman : the pioneering discoveries of Egyptologist William Bankes
Seyler, Dorothy U.2015
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Scholarly, mischievous, and driven by curiosity about the unknown, William John Bankes (1786-1855) was a complex and talented member of England's landed gentry. A friend of Lord Byron, he achieved recognition on several fronts: as a daring explorer of ancient lands, notably Egypt and Petra; as a brilliant art collector, illustrator, and remodeller of Kingston Lacy, his family estate in Dorset; and, unfortunately, as the focus of a homophobic sex scandal, which forced him to leave his homeland. This is his story.
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Amherst : Prometheus Books, 2015.
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300 pages ; 23 cm
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9781633880368 (hbk)
Dewey class:
932'.007202932.007202B/BAN
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English
BRN:
2160485
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