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The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt (The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art) Paperback – January 11, 1999
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The Ancient Egyptians in their tombs attempted to recreate life for the dead in a naturalistic way, often against the background of the landscape in which they lived. This book shows the tombs at Thebes, including the treasure-filled burial place of Tutankhamen, the temples of Luxor and Karnak, and the palaces of Akhenaten at Tell el Amarna and of Amenhotep III at Thebes. It also presents many revealing portraits depicting a range of subjects from the kings and queens who built the pyramids at Giza and Saqqara to their own civil servants.
- Print length310 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherYale University Press
- Publication dateJanuary 11, 1999
- Dimensions11.24 x 8.53 x 0.93 inches
- ISBN-100300077475
- ISBN-13978-0300077476
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- Publisher : Yale University Press; Revised edition (January 11, 1999)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 310 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0300077475
- ISBN-13 : 978-0300077476
- Item Weight : 2.75 pounds
- Dimensions : 11.24 x 8.53 x 0.93 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #414,797 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #362 in Ancient Egyptians History
- #475 in Architectural History
- #1,993 in Art History (Books)
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the cover is damaged and too much highlighting
There is a brief discussion of a drawing (found, I think, in a tomb) that seems to show a winged being descending. The image is fragmentary, but the reconstruction is well done and the discussion of what the image seems to show is excellently handled.
As I've said (rather ironically) with the other sourcebooks in my research shelves, this is not a page-turner. Not all books should be. This is a book where the reader sits with a pencil and paper (or, perhaps, a laptop), frowns at a page, says 'Hmmmmm...' and takes notes.
I recommend it very highly for research purposes.
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