The Arts and Crafts of Ancient Egypt
The Arts and Crafts of Ancient Egypt
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GBPA pioneering Egyptologist, Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853–1942) excavated over fifty sites and trained a generation of archaeologists. In this 1909 handbook, ranging in coverage from the prehistoric period to the Roman era, he examines a sample of the work of Egyptian painters, sculptors and diverse craftsmen, touching on such topics as statuary, architecture, jewellery, pottery and textiles. Beginning with a discussion of the meteorological, religious and political factors that influenced Egyptian artistic responses, the book contains 140 illustrations of the most striking works of each period. Many of the featured artefacts formed part of Petrie's own collection, and over a third of the photographs had not been previously published. His earlier lectures on Egyptian Decorative Art (1895), along with many of his other publications, are also reissued in this series.
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September 2013Paperback
9781108065771
252 pages
216 × 140 × 14 mm
0.32kg
46 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. The character of Egyptian art
- 2. The periods and schools
- 3. The statuary
- 4. The reliefs
- 5. The painting and drawing
- 6. The architecture
- 7. The stone-working
- 8. Jewellery
- 9. Metal work
- 10. Glazed ware and glass
- 11. The pottery
- 12. Ivory-working
- 13. Woodwork
- 14. Plaster and stucco
- 15. Clothing
- Index.
