At Susa, the Ancient Capital of the Kings of Persia

At Susa, the Ancient Capital of the Kings of Persia
by Jane Dieulafoy (1851-1916)
Adopted for Conservation by
Dr. Henry D. Kahn
in honor of
Michael M. J. Fischer
Andrew W. Mellon Professor
Humanities, Science and Technology Studies, and Anthropology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
on January 25, 2021
Susa cover

At Susa, the ancient capital of the kings of Persia. Narrative of travel through western Persia and excavations made at the site of the lost City of the lilies, 1884-1886

By Jane Dieulafoy (1851-1916). Philadelphia: Gebbie & company, 1890.

This English translation of Jane Dieulafoy’s account of her travels to Susa in Persia (modern-day Iran) describes in detail the many villages she saw and the artifacts she and her husband, Marcel Dieulafoy, collected. One of the famous artifacts sent to France from Susa is the Frise des Lions, which is currently at the Museé du Louvre. The French government awarded Dieulafoy the Legion of Honor for her explorations in the Susa region and her subsequent artifact contributions. While traveling with her husband, Dieulafoy dressed in men's clothing, a practice she continued even while in her native France.

Condition and Treatment: 

This book has a late-19th century cloth publisher's binding with an elaborately stamped front cover and spine. The cover has detached from the textblock. The endpaper and first page of text are detached.  Conservators will clean and reline the spine and reattach the detached pages. The textblock will then be recased in the repaired cover.

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Adoption Type: Preserve for the Future

Location: 
John Wesley Powell Library of Anthropology