Ancient Egypt At the Louvre [Hardcover]

Christiane Ziegler (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1860640435 | ISBN-13: 978-1860640438 | Publication Date: July 16, 1999

One of the world's three truly great collections of ancient Egyptian art has been used as the basis of this new introduction to the civilization of Egypt from the pre-dynastic period through to the Coptic era. During this period--a span of more than four thousand years--Egyptian craftsmen developed and used a wide range of sophisticated techniques to produce artworks of dazzling quality. Although operating within a series of rigid conventions, their work displays a level of creativity--and even audacity--that remains unmatched. The authors, all of whom are leading Egyptologists and curators of major museums, have selected one hundred and thirty of the most significant pieces from within the Louvre's collection to illustrate and accompany this survey of the development of art in ancient Egypt. These pieces, all of which are fully illustrated in newly-commissioned color photographs, range from familiar masterpieces to little-known artifacts. Together they present a chronological survey of Egyptian art and the civilization that created it, from the supremely elegant stone and ivory-work of the Naqada I period (ca. 3900 BC) through the golden age of dynastic Egypt's statuary and painting to the flowering of Coptic art (100-600 AD).

Editorial Reviews

Review

The scholarship is superb on ancient Egyptian fashion and music, and on Christian iconography at Bawait and Antinoe. Choice

About the Author

Christiane Ziegler is chief curator, Department of Egyptian Antiquities, at the Louvre.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris (July 16, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1860640435
• ISBN-13: 978-1860640438
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 9.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,049,902 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)