The Arts and Crafts of Ancient Egypt Paperback / softback
by William Matthew Flinders Petrie
Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology series
Paperback / softback
Description
A pioneering Egyptologist, Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853–1942) excavated over fifty sites and trained a generation of archaeologists.
In this 1909 handbook, ranging in coverage from the prehistoric period to the Roman era, he examines a sample of the work of Egyptian painters, sculptors and diverse craftsmen, touching on such topics as statuary, architecture, jewellery, pottery and textiles.
Beginning with a discussion of the meteorological, religious and political factors that influenced Egyptian artistic responses, the book contains 140 illustrations of the most striking works of each period.
Many of the featured artefacts formed part of Petrie's own collection, and over a third of the photographs had not been previously published.
His earlier lectures on Egyptian Decorative Art (1895), along with many of his other publications, are also reissued in this series.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:252 pages, 46 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:05/09/2013
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- ISBN:9781108065771
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:252 pages, 46 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:05/09/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9781108065771
