Identificatie
referentie code
Rhoné MSS
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1880s (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Collectie
Omvang en medium
1 envelope
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
French author and traveller; he was a close friend of Mariette and frequently accompanied him on his tours of inspection in Upper Egypt, as he also did with Maspero; he thus made many journeys between 1865 and 1882; in 1881 he was attached to the Mission Arch. in Cairo; he contributed many accounts of discoveries in Egypt to the Gaz. des Beaux Arts, le Temps, Mag. Pittoresque, etc., and published a travel book, L'Égypte à petites journées, which enjoyed great popularity, running to several editions; his correspondence is in the Griffith Institute, Oxford; he died 7 June 1910.
Geschiedenis van het archief
Papers found in the Ashmolean Museum Library inside a copy of Rhoné, Arthur 1877. L'Égypte à petites journées: études et souvenirs. Paris: Ernest Leroux.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Given to the Griffith Institute in December 1978.
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
- Correspondence: 5 items from Rhoné to an unknown recipient, dated between 5 April 1883 and 5 July 1889; one of the letters includes notes on "Fouilles anglaises relatives à l'Exode" and several mention Amelia B. Edwards.
- Notes on the history of Egypt (probably not by Rhoné and perhaps based on his publication Rhoné, Arthur 1877. Résumé chronologique de l'histoire d'Égypte depuis les premières dynasties pharaoniques jusqu'à nos jours. Paris: Ernest Leroux, although other sources are also possible).
- Newspaper cutting from the Les Deux mondes illustrés: Journal des grands voyages 82 (27 March 1881, p. 427): illustration of the "Grande Mosquée du Caire".
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Aanvullingen
Ordeningstelsel
Kept as received.
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
Taal van het materiaal
- Frans
Schrift van het materiaal
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen
The newspaper cutting is brittle. No problems for the rest.
Toegangen
None.
Verwante materialen
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
These are originals.
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
None.
Related units of description
Notitie Publicaties
Not published.
Aantekeningen
Aantekening
- The copies of the books in Oxford quoted in this record do not contain any information on the original owner and probable recipient of the letters.