The art and architecture of ancient Egypt / W. Stevenson Smith.
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TextLanguage: English Series: Yale University Press Pelican history of artNew Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, 1998©1998 Edition: Third edition, revised with additions / by William Kelly SimpsonDescription: x, 296 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 30 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0300077157 (hardback : alkaline paper)Subject(s): Art, Egyptian | Architecture -- Egypt | Egypt -- AntiquitiesLOC classification: N5350 .S5 1998Summary: 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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Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-290) and index.
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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