Letters on Egypt, containing, A Parallel between the Manners of its ancient and modern Inhabitants, its Commerce, Agriculture, Government and Religion; With the Descent of Louis IX. at Damietta. Extra

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“Savary was the first Frenchman to cite Arabic texts in a work of this nature, and indeed his knowledge of Arabic served him well in his travels at a time when there were many difficulties for the European explorer in Egypt. His letters [on Egypt] are chiefly concerned with antiquities” (Sotheby’s/ Navari). Ibrahim-Hilmy II, p. 214; cf. Blackmer 1492.

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