ISBN |
8773044008 (softcover) |
9788773044001 (softcover) |
Author |
Hagen, Fredrik |
Title |
The antiquities trade in Egypt, 1880-1930 : the H.O. Lange papers / by Fredrik Hagen and Kim Ryholt |
Publisher |
[Copenhagen] : Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, 2016 |
Physical desc. |
333 pages ; illustrations (some colour), portraits, maps (some colour) ; 27 cm. |
Series |
Scientia Danica. Series H, Humanistica 4 volume 8 |
Note |
Some references to A. Chester Beatty and his manuscripts. |
Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-316) and indexes. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Materials and scope -- The antiquities trade in Egypt. Lange's mission -- Jonna Lange -- Language, bargaining skills, and Egyptological knowledge -- Socio-economic aspects -- The antiquities service as dealer -- Buying antiquities -- The geography of the antiquities trade -- The antiquities market in Cairo -- The antiquities market in Kafr el-Haram at Giza -- The antiquities market in the Fayum -- The antiquities market in Qena -- The antiquities market in Luxor -- The antiquities market in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna -- The antiquities market in Alexandria -- The market: seasons, wars, and buyers -- Dealers travelling abroad -- Objects not bought on the market -- Acquiring antiquities through excavations -- Dealers' methods of obtaining antiquities -- Dealers' handling of antiquities -- Morals and ethics in the antiquities trade -- Laying down the law: attempts to curb the trade -- Fakes and forgers -- A tale of two heads -- Honest dealers: building up a reputation -- The aftermath -- The hunt for papyri. The beginning -- Wish for a papyrus collection -- Acquisitions of papyri during the first visit to Egypt, 1899/1900 -- Lange as Head Librarian -- The formation of the Papyrus Hauniensis collection -- Other acquisitions -- Acquisitions during the second visit to Egypt, 1929-30 -- Some disappointments -- Acquisitions after the second visit to Egypt -- The formation of the Papyrus Carlsberg Collection -- Refraining from further acquisitions -- Antisemitism: Merikare comes to Copenhagen -- Assessment of papyrus acquisitions -- The antiques dealers -- Conclusions -- Appendix 1: Extracts of the 1912 law governing the sale and export of Egyptian antiquities -- Appendix 2: Licenses issued by the Egyptian Antiquities Service -- Appendix 3: Antiquities dealers mentioned in the Baedeker guides to Egypt -- Appendix 4: Organisation and salaries of the Antiquities Service, 1908 -- Appendix 5: Haj Hamid and the brigand -- Appendix 6: H.O. Lange's background and autobiographical presentation. |
Person as subject |
Lange, H. O. (Hans Ostenfeldt) 1863-1943 |
Lange, H. O. (Hans Ostenfeldt) 1863-1943 -- Archives |
Subject |
Antique dealers -- Egypt -- History |
Antiques business -- Egypt -- History |
Manuscripts (Papyri) -- Egypt |
Egypt -- Antiquities -- Collectors and collecting |
Added name(s) |
Ryholt, K. S. B. |