THE GIFT OF THE ROSETTA STONE


The Gift Of The Rosetta Stone

I was reading about the Rosetta stone and followed the links to images of hieroglyphs.  I found this other written language interesting and inspiring, especially since the ability to understand it was lost for such a long time.  

This book is a form of accordion.  The pages are graduated so that a limited area of each edge is shown.  This form came about when I was playing with measurements and paper. 

The following eight cards make up the book.  Each card is 4 x 6 inches/10 x 15.3 cm.  The hieroglyphs and figures are hand drawn, using actual portions of hieroglyphs and the Rosetta stone.   They are coloured with water colours and ink. 





Closed book 


Protective cover with hieroglyphs and text from the Rosetta stone on the closure tab. 




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