The Myth of Egypt and Its Hieroglyphs in European Tradition (Princeton Paperbacks)

Throughout the ages the hieroglyphs of the Ancient Egyptians were a treasure-trove for the imaginative creators of European literature, art, religion and philosophy, in both a practical and theoretical sense. This story of 'the myth of Egypt' is conveyed in a lucid fashion.

From the medieval, the Renaissance and the Baroque eras radiated the misconception of allegorical hieroglyphs ... read more