Reading Egyptian Art: A Hieroglyphic Guide to Ancient Egyptian Painting and Sculpture - Brossura

Wilkinson, Richard H.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0500277516 ISBN 13: 9780500277515

Casa editrice: Thames & Hudson, 1994

Riassunto

A multi-purpose reference work, providing the key to the hidden meanings in Egyptian art: an encyclopaedia of the major signs and symbols, a visual compendium of artistic motifs, a sourcebook of Egyptian religious beliefs and ideas. The hieroglyphs are thematically organized and include: seated man * seated god * woman nursing child * wedjat eye * ear * breast * bull * cow * cat * lion * foreleg of ox * heart * falcon * vulture * ibis * wing * feather * crocodile * frog * scarab beetle * bee * tree * palm branch * lotus * sky * sun * star * djed column * fetish of Abydos * gold * ankh * fan * bow * knife * cartouche * Isis knot * board game * sistrum A full reference section is also provided, with a complete list of the hieroglyphs, a glossary and a guide to further reading.

Su questo libro

Product Description:

Physical description; 224 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm. Subjects; Art, Egyptian - Themes, motives.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Thames & Hudson
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0500277516
• ISBN 13: 9780500277515
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224