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  • The Oldest Book in the World

    Philosophy in the Age of the Pyramids

    par Bill Manley ...
    A new translation of a philosophical and practical advice classic of the ancient world, The Teaching of Ptahhatp, written in Egypt four thousand years ago and still relevant for modern readers today.Noted author and Egyptologist Bill Manley renders into approachable modern English for the first time the oldest surviving statement of philosophy from the ancient world: the thirty-seven teachings and ... En savoir plus

    $37.99 CAD

  • Egyptian Art (World of Art)

    par Bill Manley ...
    Collections Livre 0 - World of Art
    An insightful volume delving into the enduringly compelling art of ancient Egypt, from a new historical perspectiveThe art and architecture of Egypt during the age of the pharaohs continue to capture the imagination of the modern world. Among the great creative achievements of ancient Egypt are a set of constant forms: archetypes in art and architecture in which the origins of concepts such as ... En savoir plus

    $22.99 CAD

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  • Writing Hieroglyphics (with Actual Examples!) : History Kids Books | Children's Ancient History

    par Baby Professor ...
    Do you want to learn how to write hieroglyphics? It’s an ancient form of Egyptian writing that is composed of drawings. It’s a beautiful writing style that was instrumental in learning about the life of ancient Egyptians. There are actual examples in this book to serve as your guide. Are you ready? Then begin writing hieroglyphics today! ... En savoir plus

    $4.99 CAD

  • Art of the Devil

    Diabolic imagery, myth, and temptation in art

    par Arturo Graf, ...
    “The Devil holds the strings which move us!” (Charles Baudelaire, The Flowers of Evil, 1857.) Satan, Beelzebub, Lucifer… the Devil has many names and faces, all of which have always served artists as a source of inspiration. Often commissioned by religious leaders as images of fear or veneration, depending on the society, representations of the underworld served to instruct believers and lead them ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Frame in Classical Art

    A Cultural History

    Modifié par Verity Platt, Michael Squire ...
    The frames of classical art are often seen as marginal to the images that they surround. Traditional art history has tended to view framing devices as supplementary 'ornaments'. Likewise, classical archaeologists have often treated them as tools for taxonomic analysis. This book not only argues for the integral role of framing within Graeco-Roman art, but also explores the relationship between the ... En savoir plus

    $69.59 CAD

  • The Egyptian Revival

    Ancient Egypt as the Inspiration for Design Motifs in the West

    par James Stevens Curl ...
    In this beautifully illustrated and closely argued book, a completely updated and much expanded third edition of his magisterial survey, Curl describes in lively and stimulating prose the numerous revivals of the Egyptian style from Antiquity to the present day. Drawing on a wealth of sources, his pioneering and definitive work analyzes the remarkable and persistent influence of Ancient Egyptian ... En savoir plus

    $100.99 CAD

  • Tombs of the South Asasif Necropolis

    Thebes, Karakhamun (TT 223), and Karabasken (TT 391) in the Twenty-fifth Dynasty

    Modifié par Elena Pischikova ...
    This volume is the first joint publication of the members of the American-Egyptian mission South Asasif Conservation Project, working under the auspices of the State Ministry for Antiquities and Supreme Council of Antiquities, and directed by the editor. The Project is dedicated to the clearing, restoration, and reconstruction of the tombs of Karabasken (TT 391) and Karakhamun (TT 223) of the ... En savoir plus

    $71.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Greek Myths in Roman Art and Culture

    Imagery, Values and Identity in Italy, 50 BC–AD 250

    par Zahra Newby ...
    Collections series Greek Culture in the Roman World
    Images of episodes from Greek mythology are widespread in Roman art, appearing in sculptural groups, mosaics, paintings and reliefs. They attest to Rome's enduring fascination with Greek culture, and its desire to absorb and reframe that culture for new ends. This book provides a comprehensive account of the meanings of Greek myth across the spectrum of Roman art, including public, domestic and ... En savoir plus

    $48.99 CAD

  • The Birth of Western Painting (Routledge Revivals)

    A History of Colour, Form and Iconography

    par Robert Byron, David Talbot Rice ...
    Collections series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1930, this book deals with Byzantine art, not as an isolated province, but as one intimately connected with the subsequent history of European painting. After a summary of the whole question in its relation to modern art, the second chapter opens with a novel analysis of the iconoclast controversy, and shows how it was only by this movement that Hellenistic naturalism was ... En savoir plus

    $130.53 CAD

  • Greek Vase-Painting and the Origins of Visual Humour

    par Alexandre G. Mitchell ...
    This book is a comprehensive study of visual humour in ancient Greece, with special emphasis on works created in Athens and Boeotia. Alexandre G. Mitchell brings an interdisciplinary approach to this topic, combining theories and methods of art history, archaeology and classics with the anthropology of humour, and thereby establishing new ways of looking at art and visual humour in particular. ... En savoir plus

    $69.59 CAD

  • Colour and Light in Ancient and Medieval Art

    par Chloë N. Duckworth, Anne E. Sassin ...
    The myriad ways in which colour and light have been adapted and applied in the art, architecture, and material culture of past societies is the focus of this interdisciplinary volume. Light and colour’s iconographic, economic, and socio-cultural implications are considered by established and emerging scholars including art historians, archaeologists, and conservators, who address the variety of ... En savoir plus

    $96.18 CAD

  • The Framing of Sacred Space

    The Canopy and the Byzantine Church

    par Jelena Bogdanovic ...
    The Framing of Sacred Space offers the first topical study of canopies as essential spatial and symbolic units in Byzantine-rite churches. Centrally planned columnar structures--typically comprised of four columns and a roof--canopies had a critical role in the modular processes of church design, from actual church furnishings in the shape of a canopy to the church's structural core. As ... En savoir plus

    $67.99 CAD