Draft (watermarks 1827, 1828) by E. W. Lane of 'Description of Egypt'
Single Item
MS. Eng. misc. d. 234
Held at the Weston Library
Draft (watermarks 1827, 1828) by E. W. Lane of 'Description of Egypt', with (fols. 155-94) two drafts of 'View of the pyramids of El Gee'zeh', parts of which are printed in revised form in An account ... of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians (2 vols., London, 1836), and in S. Lane Poole, Life of Edward William Lane (London, 1877).
Dates
- Creation: c. 1827-1836
Extent
204 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. misc. d. 234, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. misc. d. 234
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 17496
Abstract
Draft (watermarks 1827, 1828) by E. W. Lane of 'Description of Egypt'
Biographical / Historical
Edward William Lane (1801-1931) was an Arabic scholar and Egyptologist.
Other Finding Aids
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by R. Lane Poole, 1932.
- Title
- Draft (watermarks 1827, 1828) by E. W. Lane of 'Description of Egypt'
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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