The Lost Manuscript of Frédéric Cailliaud

The travel accounts of Frédéric Cailliaud were an important early contribution to the birth of Egyptology in the first half of the nineteenth century. But one of his major works was never published. For the first time here, his exquisite color plates are presented alongside a translation of his original French text.Arriving in Egypt in 1815, Cailliaud made copious notes on the flora and fauna, people and antiquities, and took a collection of over two thousand objects back to France. His beautifully rendered watercolors of scenes on ancient Egyptian tombs and temples show animated scenes of ancient daily life.

Foreword: Inception of the Project, W. Benson Harer, Jr.Prologue: Frédéric Cailliaud, curator of Nantes' Natural History Museum, Pierre WateletPreface: Project Overview and ARCE's Involvement, Gerry D. Scott IIIAcknowledgementsPart I: ContextChapter 1: The Life, Travels and Work of Frédéric Cailliaud, Philippe MainterotChapter 2: The Harer Collection's History, Form, Content, Evolution, and Goals, Andrew BednarskiPart II: The Arts and CraftsChapter 1: FowlingChapter 2: HuntingChapter 3: FishingChapter 4: Herdsmen and AnimalsChapter 5: Agriculture, Flax, Irrigation, Vines, Gardening, TreesChapter 6.1: On the Extraction of Essences and Other LiquidsChapter 6.2: On GamesChapter 6.3: Transport of StatuesChapter 7: Manufacture and Use of Unfired BricksChapter 8: The Potter's ArtChapter 9: Tanners, LeatherworkersChapter 10: On BasketryChapter 11: On CordageChapter 12: WoodworkerChapter 13: GlassmakingChapter 14: Use of MetalsChapter 15: ClothingChapter 16: The Art of Preparing HairChapter 17: On the Embalmment of the Ancient EgyptiansChapter 18: CarpentersPart III: PlatesChapter 1: The Visual Corpus and Cailliaud, Andrew BednarskiChapter 2: The PlatesAppendices and BibliographyAppendix I: Plate Attribution, Philippe MainterotAppendix II: Fragmentary Notes and Chapters, Andrew BednarskiAppendix III: Pharaonic Chronology, Andrew BednarskiBibliography