This book gives a comprehensive description of Egyptian woodworking from the earliest times to the Late Period. It examines the sources of wood and other materials used by Egyptian carpenters. The techniques used to embellish timber and the complex joints employed in carcase construction are also explained and woodworking tools and processes throughout the Dynastic period are described. Some of the important sources which illustrate the development of furniture styles and the use of tools come from wall paintings and relief in tombs. The story of furniture is traced through an examination of surviving pieces that are now preserved in museums, including First Dynasty bedframes from Tarkhan and the furniture of the Fourth Dynasty queen Hetepheres, as well as the highly developed cabinet making and turned stool legs of the Late and Graeco-Roman periods.
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Geoffrey Killen studied Design and Technology at Shoreditch College, University of London, where he specialised in researching ancient woodworking techniques and furniture. He has established a position as a leading furniture historian, the results of his research having been widely published.
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contains much detailed information on Egyptian furniture,
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This is a typical Shire book, in that its length is 64 pages but packed with interesting and informative details. This popularly focused volume deals with woodworking materials; woodworking techniques and fittings; Predynastic and Early Dynastic periods through to the Roman Period. It gives a brief survey of collections in museums and provides a good glossary. All in all, it is a good refresher course for scholars and an excellent reference for beginners.
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A Good Starting Point,
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A childhood fascination with things Egyptian has never left me, and my library is dotted with texts and picture books. It has occurred to me that, it would be fun if a bit of this enthusiasm leaked into my woodwork, but the truth is that Egyptian furniture grown fragile over time is poorly represented in collections, and information on the actual crafting and joinery is next to nonexistent. So when I saw Geoffrey Killen's little volume I picked it up.
Killen is about as thorough as it is possible to be on what is, unfortunately, a low budget publication. Sixty pages, mostly black and white illustrations and photos, this certainly isn't a picture book. But I do have a much clearer idea of how woodcraft was done a few millennia ago. I would have liked a bit more attention paid to Egyptian aesthetics. Looking at the boxes and chairs I have the feeling that the Egyptian sense of proportion is different from out Western tastes. This lack isn't surprising. Nowhere does Killen pretend that this is a 'how to be an ancient Egyptian' book. It is a good start on the history of the subject, and provides a long list of museums where I can pursue more, and more colorful information.
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great survey,
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This review is from: Egyptian Woodworking and Furniture (Shire Egyptology) (Paperback)
This work is a good attempt to condense the topic of ancient Egyptian woodworking into a comprehensive whole. Hats off to Dr. Killian!
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A surprisingly complete record of carpentry in ancient Egypt can be pieced together through examining tomb scenes, archaeological excavations and discovered materials. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Kingdom, First Dynasty, Middle Kingdom, British Museum, Lorraine March-Killen, Beni Hasan, Eighteenth Dynasty, Fourth Dynasty, Queen Meresankh, New York, Queen Hetepheres, Egyptian Antiquities Museum, Old Kingdom, Third Dynasty, Fifth Dynasty, University College London, Ashmolean Museum, Early Dynastic Period, General Catalogue, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Roman Period, Twelfth Dynasty, After Dunham, After Quibell, Manchester Museum New!
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A surprisingly complete record of carpentry in ancient Egypt can be pieced together through examining tomb scenes, archaeological excavations and discovered materials. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Kingdom, First Dynasty, Middle Kingdom, British Museum, Lorraine March-Killen, Beni Hasan, Eighteenth Dynasty, Fourth Dynasty, Queen Meresankh, New York, Queen Hetepheres, Egyptian Antiquities Museum, Old Kingdom, Third Dynasty, Fifth Dynasty, University College London, Ashmolean Museum, Early Dynastic Period, General Catalogue, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Roman Period, Twelfth Dynasty, After Dunham, After Quibell, Manchester Museum New!
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