In this book, Ancient Egyptian monuments, their decorations, and other works of art are reproduced. The tombs at Thebes, the temples of Luxor and Karnak, and the palaces of Akhenaten and Amenhotep II are shown. Also presented are portraits depicting kings and queens and their civil servants.
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This review is from: The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt (The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art) (Paperback)
This is on the reading list for my archeology course at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. As well it should be. It is informative for students and the interested layman. I felt that more photos in the book could be in colour. It is a must for those wanting to increase their appreciation of museum visits.
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Many art and architectural treasures survive from Ancient Egypt. This book offers 400 illustrations of such treasures from the fourth millennium B.C. to the conquest of Alexander the Great. The author examines Ancient Egyptian tombs, temples, palaces, decorations, and many other works of art. A recommended book for the interested student of art and of Egyptology.
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This review is from: The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt (The Pelican History of Art) (Mass Market Paperback)
This is a dense book -- what I mean is that is has a lot of material, a lot of images, and it is rather small print. This version has "new materials" from William Kelly Simpson but it is currently 20+ years old so I'd not recommend it for a new class or serious study -- things do change in the study of the ancient world as new discoveries, new techniques, and new theories develop. However, if you just want basic, great images, ad chronological order to the study of art and architecture it is perfectly fine for these purposes. I used it extensively when I was studying ancient Egypt back at Columbia University.
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Ancient Egypt was protected by formidable desert barriers and confined to a narrow river valley. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
channelled columns, second audience hall, causeway corridor, sunk relief, burial apartments, cruciform chapel, royal sculpture, second pylon, palm columns, faience vessels, royal sculptor, brick mastaba, first intermediate period, mat patterns, papyrus columns, papyrus flowers, swamp scene, valley temple, royal reliefs, running spirals, plastic treatment, first pylon, royal statues, funerary temple, private tombs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom, Eighteenth Dynasty, Upper Egypt, Beni Hasan, First Intermediate Period, North Palace, Gebel Barkal, Twelfth Dynasty, Medinet Habu, Second Intermediate Period, Lower Egypt, Brooklyn Museum, British Museum, New York, Bent Pyramid, Royal Estate, Royal Road, Queen Tiy, Abu Roash, Maru Aten, Middle Minoan, South Palace, Palace of the King, Fifth Dynasty New!
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Ancient Egypt was protected by formidable desert barriers and confined to a narrow river valley. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
channelled columns, second audience hall, causeway corridor, sunk relief, burial apartments, cruciform chapel, royal sculpture, second pylon, palm columns, faience vessels, royal sculptor, brick mastaba, first intermediate period, mat patterns, papyrus columns, papyrus flowers, swamp scene, valley temple, royal reliefs, running spirals, plastic treatment, first pylon, royal statues, funerary temple, private tombs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom, Eighteenth Dynasty, Upper Egypt, Beni Hasan, First Intermediate Period, North Palace, Gebel Barkal, Twelfth Dynasty, Medinet Habu, Second Intermediate Period, Lower Egypt, Brooklyn Museum, British Museum, New York, Bent Pyramid, Royal Estate, Royal Road, Queen Tiy, Abu Roash, Maru Aten, Middle Minoan, South Palace, Palace of the King, Fifth Dynasty New!
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- Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilization by Barry J. Kemp in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt: History, Archaeology and Society (Duckworth Egyptology) (Duckworth Egyptology Series) by Wolfram Grajetzki in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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