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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-13
9780300077476
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95056034
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt
Author
w. Stevenson Smith
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Number of Pages
310 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
282mm
Item Width
215mm
Item Weight
1246g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
w. Stevenson Smith
Series Title
The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series