Commission des sciences et arts d'Egypte Creator. Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 Sponsor. text Paris : Imprimerie impériale, 1809. fre When Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt in 1798, he brought with him an entourage of more than 160 scholars and scientists. Known as the French Commission on the Sciences and Arts of Egypt, these experts undertook an extensive survey of the country's archeology, topography, and natural history. A soldier who was part of the expedition found the famous Rosetta Stone, which the French linguist and scholar Jean-François Champollion (1790-1832) later used to unlock many of the mysteries that long had surrounded the language of ancient Egypt. In 1802 Napoleon authorized the publication of the commission's findings in a monumental, multi-volume work that included plates, maps, scholarly essays, and a detailed index. Publication of the original Imperial edition began in 1809. It proved so popular that a second edition was published under the post-Napoleonic Bourbon Restoration. The "Royal edition" (1821-29) from the collections of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina is presented here. Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Original resource extent: 826 pages ; approximately 40 centimeters. Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions. 2686 B.C. to 640 Antiquities Architecture Art Material culture Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 Sculpture Egypt https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.2412