Champollion, Jean François

CHAMPOLLION, J.F. Memphis (extrait de l'Égypte sous les Pharaons, tome Ier, page 336). (Grenoble: la veuve Peyronard), [1811], 31pp., without covers, last two pages slightly damaged
SAINT-MARTIN, Jean. L'Égypte sous les Pharaons... par Champollion (jeune)... extrait du Moniteur, no 211, An 1811. [Paris], 1811, 7pp., without covers
CHÉZY, ANTOINE LÉONARD DE. Relation de l'Égypte, par Abd-Allatif... par M. Silvestre de Sacy... extrait du Moniteur, nos 222 et 223, An 1811 [book review]. [Paris], 1811, 19pp., without covers
LANJUINAIS, Jean-Denis. Illustrazione d'uno Zodiaco orientale... di Giuseppe Hager... extrait du Moniteur, no 337, An 1811 [book review]. [Paris], 1811, 16pp., without covers
CHAMPOLLION, J.F. Lettre... a M. Z***, Rome, 15 juin 1825. (Paris: Fain), [1825], extract from Bulletin universel des sciences et de l'industrie, August 1825, 8pp., uncut, marbled paper wrapper
CHAMPOLLION, J.F. Explication de la principale scène peinte des papyrus funéraires égyptiens. (Paris: Fain), [1825], extract from Bulletin universel des sciences et de l'industrie, November 1825, 10pp., marbled paper wrapper
CHAMPOLLION, J.F. Lettre... sur le nouveau système hiéroglyphique de MM. Spohn et Seyffarth. Florence: Piatti, 1826, 23pp., marbled paper wrapper
CHAMPOLLION, J.F. Lettre sur la découverte des hieroglyphes acrologiques... analyse critique... (Paris: Fain), [1827], 11pp., marbled paper wrapper, presentation inscription from Champollion at foot of first page, with a lengthy manuscript note in French about the book loosely inserted

together 8 pamphlets, all 8vo

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The early nineteenth century in France was a period of Egyptomania, fuelled by Napoleon's campaign in Egypt and the archaeological research that followed in its wake. Champollion (1790-1832) made his name as the decipherer of the Rosetta Stone. His first major publication, L'Égypte sous les Pharaons, appeared shortly after Etienne Quatremere's own Egyptological work, which led to claims of plagiarism; the favourable review of both works by Saint-Martin (the second item listed above) clarifies that Champollion's introduction to his book was printed (in October 1810) before Quatremere's book (in January 1811), which is why Champollion does not cite Quatremere as one of his sources.

Champollion's offprint on the Coptic name of Memphis is his first published work.