Egypt
These are truly sad photographs from National Geographic of the destruction of the Institute de Egypte and the loss of it's library including rare and ancient books.
Photo: Amr Nabil
- More Re Salvaging Manuscripts After The Institut D’Égypte Fire
American Research Centre in Egypt (Irfana Hashmi) On an ‘anything but normal’ work day, I went to the Egyptian National Archives where I found the remains of thousands of manuscripts, books and maps from the Institut d’Égypte laid across...
- Egypt Library Czar Calls For New Archives Law
Ahram Online In an interview this week with Egypt’s official Middle East News Agency, Zein Abdel-Hadi, recently appointed head of the Egyptian National Library and Archives, laid out an ambitious plan to revamp Egypt’s National Library, restructure...
- Exhibition: Digging Egypt
Petrie Museum Discover the Petrie Museum in 'Digging Egypt' at the Institute of Archaeology Library (London, UK) between the 28th October - 21st December 2011, a poster exhibition exploring the career of Flinders Petrie, the museum named for...
- Exhibition: Description De L'egypte In Missouri
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/15849664.htm "Historians at the Linda Hall Library wanted to celebrate the library’s expansion in a big way. So, they are preparing a display of giant books that describe Napoleon’s 1798 military...
- Islamic Museum Counts Its Losses
Last weeks explosion which killed 6 people and damaged the National library and the Islamic Museum claimed damages to 165 objects in the museum including the complete destruction of 74 objects made of ceramic, glass and wood. There is already a plan...
Egypt
Images of the Destroyed Library
These are truly sad photographs from National Geographic of the destruction of the Institute de Egypte and the loss of it's library including rare and ancient books.
Photo: Amr Nabil
- More Re Salvaging Manuscripts After The Institut D’Égypte Fire
American Research Centre in Egypt (Irfana Hashmi) On an ‘anything but normal’ work day, I went to the Egyptian National Archives where I found the remains of thousands of manuscripts, books and maps from the Institut d’Égypte laid across...
- Egypt Library Czar Calls For New Archives Law
Ahram Online In an interview this week with Egypt’s official Middle East News Agency, Zein Abdel-Hadi, recently appointed head of the Egyptian National Library and Archives, laid out an ambitious plan to revamp Egypt’s National Library, restructure...
- Exhibition: Digging Egypt
Petrie Museum Discover the Petrie Museum in 'Digging Egypt' at the Institute of Archaeology Library (London, UK) between the 28th October - 21st December 2011, a poster exhibition exploring the career of Flinders Petrie, the museum named for...
- Exhibition: Description De L'egypte In Missouri
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/15849664.htm "Historians at the Linda Hall Library wanted to celebrate the library’s expansion in a big way. So, they are preparing a display of giant books that describe Napoleon’s 1798 military...
- Islamic Museum Counts Its Losses
Last weeks explosion which killed 6 people and damaged the National library and the Islamic Museum claimed damages to 165 objects in the museum including the complete destruction of 74 objects made of ceramic, glass and wood. There is already a plan...