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The antiquities trade in Egypt, 1880-1930: the H.O. Lange papers
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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
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Some references to A. Chester Beatty and his manuscripts.
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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
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Ryholt, K. S. B.
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