Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The images left on various media by the pre-pharaonic culture of Nagada, Egypt, in the 4th millennium are abundant and of high quality. However, they are not always easy to understand or interpret. The bowls and vases from Nagada I (3900-3700 BC), to which this study is devoted, are dark red in color and decorated with simple geometric shapes painted in white. For a long time, these repetitive, monotonous compositions have discouraged researchers and made interpretation difficult. It may even be thought that we are dealing with an ornamental composition devoid of any meaning. The present study re-examines this often neglected group of objects. To this end, a vast corpus of objects was collected and analyzed. To understand these non-figurative decorations, it was first necessary to devise appropriate methods and conceptual tools drawn from anthropology, linguistics and statistics. The completed study goes beyond the strict framework of Egyptian predynastic iconography to propose an archaeology of the graphic sign. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The images left on various media by the pre-pharaonic culture of Nagada, Egypt, in the 4th millennium are abundant and of high quality. However, they are not always easy to understand or interpret. The bowls and vases from Nagada I (3900-3700 BC), to which this study is devoted, are dark red in color and decorated with simple geometric shapes painted in white. For a long time, these repetitive, monotonous compositions have discouraged researchers and made interpretation difficult. It may even be thought that we are dealing with an ornamental composition devoid of any meaning. The present study re-examines this often neglected group of objects. To this end, a vast corpus of objects was collected and analyzed. To understand these non-figurative decorations, it was first necessary to devise appropriate methods and conceptual tools drawn from anthropology, linguistics and statistics. The completed study goes beyond the strict framework of Egyptian predynastic iconography to propose an archaeology of the graphic sign. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The images left on various media by the pre-pharaonic culture of Nagada, Egypt, in the 4th millennium are abundant and of high quality. However, they are not always easy to understand or interpret. The bowls and vases from Nagada I (3900-3700 BC), to which this study is devoted, are dark red in color and decorated with simple geometric shapes painted in white. For a long time, these repetitive, monotonous compositions have discouraged researchers and made interpretation difficult. It may even be thought that we are dealing with an ornamental composition devoid of any meaning. The present study re-examines this often neglected group of objects. To this end, a vast corpus of objects was collected and analyzed. To understand these non-figurative decorations, it was first necessary to devise appropriate methods and conceptual tools drawn from anthropology, linguistics and statistics. The completed study goes beyond the strict framework of Egyptian predynastic iconography to propose an archaeology of the graphic sign. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
Condition: Very Good. 295 pp., Hardcover, fore edge smudged, else very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
Language: German
Published by Böhlau|Brill Deutschland GmbH, 2016
ISBN 10: 3412503681 ISBN 13: 9783412503680
Seller: moluna, Greven, Germany
Condition: New. Als Romancier, Dramatiker und Publizist gehoerte Gustav Freytag (1816-1895) nicht nur zu den bedeutendsten Autoren des buergerlichen Realismus, sondern spielte auch in den Diskursen des zeitgenoessischen Liberalismus und der deutschen Nationalstaatsbildung ein.