Reading Egyptian Art

A Hieroglyphic Guide to Ancient Egyptian Painting and Sculpture

Richard H. Wilkinson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

1994
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-500-27751-5 (ISBN)

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An introduction to the symbolic language of hieroglyphs which includes a directory of the 100 used most often in Egyptian painting and sculpture. This book offers a comprehensive explanation of the symbols, their origins, identification and uses.

A multi-purpose reference work, providing the key to the hidden meanings in Egyptian art: an encyclopaedia of the major signs and symbols, a visual compendium of artistic motifs, a sourcebook of Egyptian religious beliefs and ideas.

The hieroglyphs are thematically organized and include:

seated man • seated god • woman nursing child • wedjat eye • ear • breast • bull • cow • cat • lion • foreleg of ox • heart • falcon • vulture • ibis • wing • feather • crocodile • frog • scarab beetle • bee • tree • palm branch • lotus • sky • sun • star • djed column • fetish of Abydos • gold • ankh • fan • bow • knife • cartouche • Isis knot • board game • sistrum

A full reference section is also provided, with a complete list of the hieroglyphs, a glossary and a guide to further reading.

Richard H. Wilkinson is an archaeologist in the field of Egyptology. He is Regents Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona and founding director of the University of Arizona Egyptian Expedition.

Catalogue of hieroglyphs; man; woman; anthropomorphic deities; parts of the human body; mammals; parts of mammals; birds; parts of birds; amphibians and reptiles; fishes and parts of fishes; invertebrates; trees and plants; sky, earth and water; buildings and parts of buildings; ships and parts of ships; domestic and funerary furniture; temple furniture and sacred emblems; crowns, dress, staves; warfare, hunting, butchery; agriculture and crafts; rope, fiber; baskets; vessels of stone and earthenware; loaves and cakes; writings, games, music; gardiner's sign list; locations of illustrated objects.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.5.1994
Zusatzinfo	With over 450 illustrations
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	180 x 230 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften ► Paläografie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-500-27751-6 / 0500277516
ISBN-13	978-0-500-27751-5 / 9780500277515
Zustand	Neuware