Language: English
Published by Thames and Hudson, New York, 1998
ISBN 10: 0911517650 ISBN 13: 9780911517651
Seller: BIBLIOPE by Calvello Books, Oakland, CA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: fine. Folio in color illusglossy wraps; 288 pages: illustrations (many color), maps; 32 cm; bibliographical references (pages 268-281) and index. "This is the first publication to analyse fully the significance of faience in ancient Egypt, and to present the most marvellous examples of its creation. The editor shows how faience was used and produced, as well as its symbolic values." ?Publisher. Contents: Faience: the brilliance of eternity / Florence Dunn Friedman -- Symbols and meanings / Robert Steven Bianchi -- By necessity or design: Faience use in ancient Egypt / Diana Craig Patch -- Nubian faience / Peter Lacovara -- Materials and technology / Paul T. Nicholson -- The plates: Early faience -- Faience and the royal life -- Women's use and female-related themes -- Faience in daily life and devotion -- Funerary uses of faience -- Materials and technology -- Notes on the plates. Faience -- Egypt. Antiquities. Faience. Majolica. Kunstvoorwerpen. Faience -- Egypt. Exhibition catalogues. Geographic: Egypt -- Antiquities. Egypt. Egypt -- Antiquities. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, May 19, 1998-July 5, 1998; Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, R.I., Aug. 24, 1998-Jan. 3, 1999; Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Tex., Jan. 31, 1999-Apr. 25, 1999. ** Weighs 3 lbs 7 oz. Extra shipping charges may apply for international & expedited orders. Please inquire.**. Wee bit of sunning to top front edge; esle fine and apparently unread. Nearly as new.
Language: English
Published by Thames and Hudson, New York, New York, 1998
ISBN 10: 0500237549 ISBN 13: 9780500237540
Seller: Andover Books and Antiquities, Andover, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. With 483 illustrations, 224 in color. 288 pp. Published on the occasion of the exhibition, held at The Cleveland Museum of Art, 10 May 1998 - 5 July 1998; Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, 24 August 1998 - 3 January 1999; and The Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, 31 January - 25 April 1999. Dustjacket. LCC: 9762055 Very good condition; light yellowing along paper edges.
Condition: Very good.