Book Description
Presents an introduction to Egyptian civilization, discussing such topics as the religion, art, architecture, science, trade, daily life, and literature of the ancient society.
Author : Neil Morris
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 44,29 MB
Release : 2010-01-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1435835891
Presents an introduction to Egyptian civilization, discussing such topics as the religion, art, architecture, science, trade, daily life, and literature of the ancient society.
Author : Gianluca Miniaci
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,60 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Artisans
ISBN : 9789088905230
This book provides an innovative analysis of the conditions of ancient Egyptian craftsmanship in the light of the archaeology of production, linguistic analysis, visual representation and ethnographic research. During the past decades, the "imaginative" figure of ancient Egyptian material producers has moved from "workers" to "artisans" and, most recently, to "artists". In a search for a fuller understanding of the pragmatics of material production in past societies, and moving away from a series of modern preconceptions, this volume aims to analyse the mechanisms of material production in Egypt during the Middle Bronze Age (2000-1550 BC), to approach the profile of ancient Egyptian craftsmen through their own words, images and artefacts, and to trace possible modes of circulation of ideas among craftsmen in material production. The studies in the volume address the mechanisms of ancient production in Middle Bronze Age Egypt, the circulation of ideas among craftsmen, and the profiles of the people involved, based on the material traces, including depictions and writings, the ancient craftsmen themselves left and produced.
Author : Christina Riggs
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 43,91 MB
Release : 2014-10-23
Category : Art
ISBN : 0191505250
From Berlin to Boston, and St Petersburg to Sydney, ancient Egyptian art fills the galleries of some of the world's greatest museums, while the architecture of Egyptian temples and pyramids has attracted tourists to Egypt for centuries. But what did Egyptian art and architecture mean to the people who first made and used it - and why has it had such an enduring appeal? In this Very Short Introduction, Christina Riggs explores the visual arts produced in Egypt over a span of some 4,000 years. The stories behind these objects and buildings have much to tell us about how people in ancient Egypt lived their lives in relation to each other, the natural environment, and the world of the gods. Demonstrating how ancient Egypt has fascinated Western audiences over the centuries with its impressive pyramids, eerie mummies, and distinctive visual style, Riggs considers the relationship between ancient Egypt and the modern world. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : William Stevenson Smith
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 42,74 MB
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780300077476
A survey of Egyptian art and architecture is enhanced by revised text, an updated bibliography, and over four hundred illustrations.
Author : John A. Wilson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 42,42 MB
Release : 1956-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226901527
Chronicles the rise and fall of ancient Egypt, describing geographic factors in the civilization's development; each of the dynasties; and the late empire and post-empire period. Includes a chronology.
Author : Jessica Winegar
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 34,81 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780804754774
Ethnographic study of cultural politics in the contemporary Egyptian art world, examining how art-making is a crucial aspect of the transformation from socialism to neoliberalism in postcolonial countries.
Author : Melinda K. Hartwig
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 33,23 MB
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1118325095
A Companion to Ancient Egyptian Art presents a comprehensive collection of original essays exploring key concepts, critical discourses, and theories that shape the discipline of ancient Egyptian art. • Winner of the 2016 PROSE Award for Single Volume Reference in the Humanities & Social Sciences • Features contributions from top scholars in their respective fields of expertise relating to ancient Egyptian art • Provides overviews of past and present scholarship and suggests new avenues to stimulate debate and allow for critical readings of individual art works • Explores themes and topics such as methodological approaches, transmission of Egyptian art and its connections with other cultures, ancient reception, technology and interpretation, • Provides a comprehensive synthesis on a discipline that has diversified to the extent that it now incorporates subjects ranging from gender theory to ‘X-ray fluorescence’ and ‘image-based interpretations systems’
Author : Diana Craig Patch
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 22,98 MB
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 1588394603
"This catalogue is published in conjunction with the exhibition 'The Dawn of Egyptian Art' on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York from April 10 to August 5, 2012"--T.p. verso.
Author : Katherine Gleeson
Publisher : Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 10,59 MB
Release : 2005-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1618104616
Beautiful Illustrations Chronicle The History And Origin Of Art In Ancient Egypt.
Author : Eleanor Dobson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 29,51 MB
Release : 2020-01-23
Category : History
ISBN : 1786736705
Ancient Egypt has always been a source of fascination to writers, artists and architects in the West. This book is the first study to address representations of Ancient Egypt in the modern imagination, breaking down conventional disciplinary boundaries between fields such as History, Classics, Art History, Fashion, Film, Archaeology, Egyptology, and Literature to further a nuanced understanding of ancient Egypt in cultures stretching from the eighteenth century to the present day, emphasising how some of the various meanings of ancient Egypt to modern people have traversed time and media. Divided into three themes, the chapters scrutinise different aspects of the use of ancient Egypt in a variety of media, looking in particular at the ways in which Egyptology as a discipline has influenced representations of Egypt, ancient Egypt's associations with death and mysticism, as well as connections between ancient Egypt and gendered power. The diversity of this study aims to emphasise both the multiplicity and the patterning of popular responses to ancient Egypt, as well as the longevity of this phenomenon and its relevance today.