The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt (Yale University / Pelican History of Art)

Smith, W. Stevenson (Revised by William Kelly Simpson)

ISBN 10: 0300077475 / ISBN 13: 9780300077476

Published by Yale, New Haven, CT and London, UK, 1998

About this Item

Scarce. This soft cover book is in good condition. It is a withdrawn library title. It is 296 pages in length, with a great many color, and black-and-white illustrations. The contents are clean, without any markings. The wraps show wear. It is fine for study. Photographs are available.

Seller Inventory # 002931

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt (Yale University / Pelican History of Art)
• Publisher: Yale, New Haven, CT and London, UK
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300077475
• ISBN 13: 9780300077476
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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.