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OverviewFrom the awesome grandeur of the Great Pyramids to the delicacy of a face etched on an amulet, the spellbinding power of ancient Egyptian art persists to this day. Spanning three thousand years, this beautifully illustrated history offers a thorough and delightfully readable introduction to the artwork even as it provides insight into questions that have long engaged experts and amateurs alike. In its scope, its detail, and its eloquent reproduction of over 250 objects, Gay Robins’s classic book is without parallel as a guide to the art of ancient Egypt. And her eagerly awaited new edition includes many new color photographs and a fully revised and updated bibliography. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gay RobinsPublisher: Harvard University Press Imprint: Harvard University Press Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 25.70cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.80cm Weight: 1.184kg ISBN: 9780674030657ISBN 10: 0674030656 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 01 September 2008 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Awaiting stock Table of ContentsReviewsRobins has produced the first significant general survey of ancient Egyptian art in the English language since Cyril Aldred's Egyptian Art in the Days of the Pharaohs, 3100-320 BC and W. Stevenson Smith's The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt,. .Unique to this survey is the inclusion of Ptolemaic art and the attention paid to the decoration of sarcophagi, coffins, and mummy cartonages over three millennia. The text is authoritative and fully referenced with an excellent bibliography. This work will interest general readers as well as scholars and is recommended for all public and academic libraries. -- Edward K. Werner Library Journal Author InformationGay Robins is Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Art History at Emory University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |