Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 978
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Library Catalog
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 978
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Ancient Egypt Transformed
Author: Adela OppenheimPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588395642
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
The Middle Kingdom (ca. 2030–1650 B.C.) was a transformational period in ancient Egypt, during which older artistic conventions, cultural principles, religious beliefs, and political systems were revived and reimagined. Ancient Egypt Transformed presents a comprehensive picture of the art of the Middle Kingdom, arguably the least known of Egypt’s three kingdoms and yet one that saw the creation of powerful, compelling works rendered with great subtlety and sensitivity. The book brings together nearly 300 diverse works— including sculpture, relief decoration, stelae, jewelry, coffins, funerary objects, and personal possessions from the world’s leading collections of Egyptian art. Essays on architecture, statuary, tomb and temple relief decoration, and stele explore how Middle Kingdom artists adapted forms and iconography of the Old Kingdom, using existing conventions to create strikingly original works. Twelve lavishly illustrated chapters, each with a scholarly essay and entries on related objects, begin with discussions of the distinctive art that arose in the south during the early Middle Kingdom, the artistic developments that followed the return to Egypt’s traditional capital in the north, and the renewed construction of pyramid complexes. Thematic chapters devoted to the pharaoh, royal women, the court, and the vital role of family explore art created for different strata of Egyptian society, while others provide insight into Egypt’s expanding relations with foreign lands and the themes of Middle Kingdom literature. The era’s religious beliefs and practices, such as the pilgrimage to Abydos, are revealed through magnificent objects created for tombs, chapels, and temples. Finally, the book discusses Middle Kingdom archaeological sites, including excavations undertaken by the Metropolitan Museum over a number of decades. Written by an international team of respected Egyptologists and Middle Kingdom specialists, the text provides recent scholarship and fresh insights, making the book an authoritative resource.
Catalog of the Oriental Institute Library, University of Chicago
Author: University of Chicago. Oriental Institute. LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 882
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Library Catalog of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 976
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University of California Union Catalog of Monographs Cataloged by the Nine Campuses from 1963 Through 1967: Authors & titles
Author: University of California (System). Institute of Library ResearchPublisher:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 944
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The Gold-mines of Midian and the Ruined Midianite Cities
Author: Sir Richard Francis BurtonPublisher:
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Category : Arabian Peninsula
Languages : en
Pages : 456
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General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1955
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed BooksPublisher:
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1288
Book Description
Catalogues of the Berenson Library of the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies at Villa I Tatti, Florence, Italy
Author: Berenson LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 728
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Excavations at Saqqara
Author: Cecil Mallaby FirthPublisher:
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Category : Tombs
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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The Impact of Egypt on Canaan
Author: Raphael GiveonPublisher:
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Category : Art, Jewish
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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