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Books by Diane Greco Josefowicz
Diane Greco Josefowicz is a writer, editor, and activist. With Jed Z. Buchwald she is also the author of The Zodiac of Paris: How an Improbable Controversy over an Ancient Egyptian Artifact Provoked a Modern Debate between Religion and Science (Princeton). Find her on Twitter at @dianegreco
Interviews with Diane Greco Josefowicz
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Hieroglyphs: A Very Short Introduction
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Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt
by Maria Betro -
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The Myth of Egypt and Its Hieroglyphs in European Tradition
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Lost Languages: The Enigma of the World's Undeciphered Scripts
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The Dawning Moon of the Mind: Unlocking the Pyramid Texts
by Susan Brind Morrow
The best books on Hieroglyphics, recommended by Diane Greco Josefowicz
The best books on Hieroglyphics, recommended by Diane Greco Josefowicz
Reading the hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt reveals much about the worldview of a civilisation that rose to prominence 5000 years ago and flourished for thousands of years. Here, intellectual historian Diane Greco Josefowicz—whose book, The Riddle of the Rosetta, co-written with Jed Buchwald, tells the story of how the meaning of the hieroglyphs was deciphered in 19th century France—recommends the best books to learn more about hieroglyphics.
The best books on French Egyptomania, recommended by Diane Greco Josefowicz
Using examples that range from vaudeville plays to secret societies, Josefowicz paints a colourful picture of the period when, inspired by Napoleon, the French were whipped into an Egyptian frenzy
