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PublisherThames & Hudson

ISBN-100500277516

ISBN-139780500277515

eBay Product ID (ePID)182830

Product Key Features

Book TitleReading Egyptian Art : a Hieroglyphic Guide to Ancient Egyptian Painting and Sculpture

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAncient / Egypt, History / Ancient & Classical

Publication Year1994

IllustratorYes

GenreArt, History

AuthorRichard H. Wilkinson

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight22.4 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width7.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN91-067312

Dewey Edition20

Dewey Decimal709/.32

SynopsisA multi-purpose reference work, providing the key to the hidden meanings in Egyptian art: an encyclopaedia of the major signs and symbols, a visual compendium of artistic motifs, a sourcebook of Egyptian religious beliefs and ideas. The hieroglyphs are thematically organized and include: seated man * seated god * woman nursing child * wedjat eye * ear * breast * bull * cow * cat * lion * foreleg of ox * heart * falcon * vulture * ibis * wing * feather * crocodile * frog * scarab beetle * bee * tree * palm branch * lotus * sky * sun * star * djed column * fetish of Abydos * gold * ankh * fan * bow * knife * cartouche * Isis knot * board game * sistrum A full reference section is also provided, with a complete list of the hieroglyphs, a glossary and a guide to further reading., The legacy of Egyptian art, from colossal statues to finely wrought jewellery and minuscule charms, can appear deceptively simple. Without knowledge of the hieroglyphic images incorporated in the art, much remains obscure.