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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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A wealth of art and architectural treasures survive from Ancient Egypt―a civilization that endured from the fourth millennium B.C. to the conquest of Alexander the Great. In this book, Ancient Egyptian monuments, their decorations, and many other works of art are reproduced in more than four hundred beautiful illustrations.

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.

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310 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Yale University Press
Publication date

January 11, 1999
Dimensions

11.24 x 8.53 x 0.93 inches
ISBN-10

0300077475
ISBN-13

978-0300077476
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The late W. Stevenson Smith was curator of the Egyptian Department of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. William Kelly Simpson succeeded W. Stevenson Smith in that position. He is also professor of Egyptology at Yale University and co-director of the Pennsylvania-Yale Expedition to Egypt.

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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 ‏ : ‎ 2.85 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11.24 x 8.53 x 0.93 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #532,146 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #454 in Ancient Egyptians History
- #549 in Architectural History
- #2,670 in Art History (Books)

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Kenneth Langlotz

AMAZING STUDY OF EGYPTAIN MATERWORKS!!

Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2013

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ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF ANCIENT EGYPTAIN BY YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS,,,,,,WOW WHAT A STUDY FOR RESEARCHING.....A MUST READ FOR AND ALLWHO WONDER ABOUT. THE EGYPTAIN CULTURE

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Christine M. Garzonio

Need for architecture knowledge!

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2015

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Great information on Egyptian architecture!!

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2015

Good book

Interesting, but outdated

Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2015

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Basic, there was a stamp on the first page that said the book was discarded because it was outdated and not updated - so think about that. I'm interested in pre-historic art and cultures, so that's why I purchased. It's interesting to go through and read, and look at the pictures, but if you're an academic, it's not going to do you any good and it won't be a reliable source.

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Cynthia Andreas

Stunning!

Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2009

This textbok was perfect for our 13-day Academic Program Aboard to Egypt in January 2009. The Art amd Achitecture of Ancient Egypt breaks down each period of history into separate dynasties. This sequential approach to Egyptian history helped our undergraduate students better understand the differences in ancient architecture, artwork, and rulers. They could use the textbook as a reference to understand that the Old Kingdom funeral tombs were built in the shape of pyramids as we climbed inside Cheops at Giza. Next, they personally experienced the Middle Kingdom construction of cliffside funeral tombs while visiting Hatshepsut's Temple in Deir el Bahari. Finally, this textbook clearly presented to our students the building of New Kingdom tombs underground while gazing upon the face of King Tutankhamun lying his Valley of the Kings sarcophagus. Yale University has done an outstanding job of presenting this ancient culture in an historical context that is easily understood and grasped by undergraduate Art History students.

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Sweetone

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2015

GREAT

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2014

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This is a nice book to read not that detailed, I bought it as a used book, on a scale of 10 I give it a 6 on cleanses
the cover is damaged and too much highlighting

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2012

This is a sourcebook, set out in chronological order, with a focus on art and architecture, that conveys a huge amount of information in a readable and even enjoyable fashion. For one writing on the period, the information here is invaluable, and mine is a keeper.

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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isabel granville

book for uni

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2013

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was told to get this ifor university by my lecturers, is a very good book for student use, great book in its area,

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Perfect

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 27, 2016

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Definitely what I wanted.

Kristi

Not what I expected

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 6, 2014

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When I bought this I imagined it to be a fairly academic treatise on Egyptian Art similar to Schafer's Principles of Egyptian Art however I was disappointed to find it is a large (A4) book packed with photographs but lacking, I feel, in substance.

Hannah Miller

Just what I needed

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 23, 2013

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Using it for my research its just what I needed for my course on Egyptology as I am doing distant learning.

Thank you

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