Andrew Bednarski is assistant to the director of special projects at the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE). He has extensive excavation experience and has published broadly on ancient Egypt. His personal research combines the study of Egyptology with the history of science. Frederic Cailliaud (1787-1869) was a French naturalist and mineralogist, and curator of the museum of Nantes. In 1815 he arrived in Egypt and began his extensive explorations of the country, reaching also into modern Sudan and Ethiopia, making copious notes and sketches as he traveled."

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• Foreword: Inception of the Project, W. Benson Harer, Jr.Prologue: Frédéric Cailliaud, curator of Nantes’ Natural History Museum, Pierre WateletPreface: Project Overview and ARCE’s Involvement, Gerry D. Scott IIIAcknowledgementsPart I: ContextChapter 1: The Life, Travels and Work of Frédéric Cailliaud, Philippe MainterotChapter 2: The Harer Collection’s History, Form, Content, Evolution, and Goals, Andrew BednarskiPart II: The Arts and CraftsChapter 1: FowlingChapter 2: HuntingChapter 3: FishingChapter 4: Herdsmen and AnimalsChapter 5: Agriculture, Flax, Irrigation, Vines, Gardening, TreesChapter 6.1: On the Extraction of Essences and Other LiquidsChapter 6.2: On GamesChapter 6.3: Transport of StatuesChapter 7: Manufacture and Use of Unfired BricksChapter 8: The Potter’s ArtChapter 9: Tanners, LeatherworkersChapter 10: On BasketryChapter 11: On CordageChapter 12: WoodworkerChapter 13: GlassmakingChapter 14: Use of MetalsChapter 15: ClothingChapter 16: The Art of Preparing HairChapter 17: On the Embalmment of the Ancient EgyptiansChapter 18: CarpentersPart III: PlatesChapter 1: The Visual Corpus and Cailliaud, Andrew BednarskiChapter 2: The PlatesAppendices and BibliographyAppendix I: Plate Attribution, Philippe MainterotAppendix II: Fragmentary Notes and Chapters, Andrew BednarskiAppendix III: Pharaonic Chronology, Andrew BednarskiBibliography

Andrew Bednarski is assistant to the director of special projects at the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE). He has extensive excavation experience and has published broadly on ancient Egypt. His personal research combines the study of Egyptology with the history of science. Frederic Cailliaud (1787-1869) was a French naturalist and mineralogist, and curator of the museum of Nantes. In 1815 he arrived in Egypt and began his extensive explorations of the country, reaching also into modern Sudan and Ethiopia, making copious notes and sketches as he traveled."

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• Foreword: Inception of the Project, W. Benson Harer, Jr.Prologue: Frédéric Cailliaud, curator of Nantes’ Natural History Museum, Pierre WateletPreface: Project Overview and ARCE’s Involvement, Gerry D. Scott IIIAcknowledgementsPart I: ContextChapter 1: The Life, Travels and Work of Frédéric Cailliaud, Philippe MainterotChapter 2: The Harer Collection’s History, Form, Content, Evolution, and Goals, Andrew BednarskiPart II: The Arts and CraftsChapter 1: FowlingChapter 2: HuntingChapter 3: FishingChapter 4: Herdsmen and AnimalsChapter 5: Agriculture, Flax, Irrigation, Vines, Gardening, TreesChapter 6.1: On the Extraction of Essences and Other LiquidsChapter 6.2: On GamesChapter 6.3: Transport of StatuesChapter 7: Manufacture and Use of Unfired BricksChapter 8: The Potter’s ArtChapter 9: Tanners, LeatherworkersChapter 10: On BasketryChapter 11: On CordageChapter 12: WoodworkerChapter 13: GlassmakingChapter 14: Use of MetalsChapter 15: ClothingChapter 16: The Art of Preparing HairChapter 17: On the Embalmment of the Ancient EgyptiansChapter 18: CarpentersPart III: PlatesChapter 1: The Visual Corpus and Cailliaud, Andrew BednarskiChapter 2: The PlatesAppendices and BibliographyAppendix I: Plate Attribution, Philippe MainterotAppendix II: Fragmentary Notes and Chapters, Andrew BednarskiAppendix III: Pharaonic Chronology, Andrew BednarskiBibliography