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Author : Somers Clarke,Reginald Engelbach
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780486264851
Provides description and analysis of Egyptian building practices.
Author : Corinna Rossi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2004-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781107320512
In this fascinating study, architect and Egyptologist Corinna Rossi analyses the relationship between mathematics and architecture in ancient Egypt by exploring the use of numbers and geometrical figures in ancient architectural projects and buildings. While previous architectural studies have searched for abstract 'universal rules' to explain the history of Egyptian architecture, Rossi attempts to reconcile the different approaches of archaeologists, architects and historians of mathematics into a single coherent picture. Using a study of a specific group of monuments, the pyramids, and placing them in the context of their cultural and historical background, Rossi argues that theory and practice of construction must be considered as a continuum, not as two separated fields, in order to allow the original planning process of a building to re-emerge. Highly illustrated with plans, diagrams and figures, this book is essential reading for all scholars of Ancient Egypt and the architecture of ancient cultures.
Author : William Stevenson Smith,William Kelly Simpson
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0300077475
A survey of Egyptian art and architecture is enhanced by revised text, an updated bibliography, and over four hundred illustrations.
Author : Giulio Magli
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781107245020
This book examines the interplay between astronomy and dynastic power in the course of ancient Egyptian history, focusing on the fundamental role of astronomy in the creation of the pyramids and the monumental temple and burial complexes. Bringing to bear the analytical tools of archaeoastronomy, a set of techniques and methods that enable modern scholars to better understand the thought, religion and science of early civilizations, Giulio Magli provides in-depth analyses of the pyramid complexes at Giza, Abusir, Saqqara and Dahshur, as well as of the Early Dynastic necropolis at Abydos and the magnificent new Kingdom Theban temples. Using a variety of data retrieved from study of the sky and measurements of the buildings, he reconstructs the visual, symbolic and spiritual world of the ancient Egyptians and thereby establishes an intimate relationship among celestial cycles, topography and architecture. He also shows how they were deployed in the ideology of the pharaoh's power in the course of Egyptian history.
Author : Edward Bell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1915
Category : Architecture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105121176767
Author : Christina Riggs
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-23
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780191505263
From Berlin to Boston, and St Petersburg to Sydney, ancient Egyptian art fills the galleries of some of the world's greatest museums, while the architecture of Egyptian temples and pyramids has attracted tourists to Egypt for centuries. But what did Egyptian art and architecture mean to the people who first made and used it - and why has it had such an enduring appeal? In this Very Short Introduction, Christina Riggs explores the visual arts produced in Egypt over a span of some 4,000 years. The stories behind these objects and buildings have much to tell us about how people in ancient Egypt lived their lives in relation to each other, the natural environment, and the world of the gods. Demonstrating how ancient Egypt has fascinated Western audiences over the centuries with its impressive pyramids, eerie mummies, and distinctive visual style, Riggs considers the relationship between ancient Egypt and the modern world. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : Dieter Arnold
Publisher : I. B. Tauris
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Architecture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105215526364
With more than 600 entries and 350 plans, diagrams and photographs and maps, this guide provides a comprehensive introduction to ancient Egyptian monuments that is an essential companion for every visitor to the ancient sites along the Nile.
Author : Judith McKenzie,Rhys-Davids Junior Research Fellow in Archaeology Judith McKenzie,Peter Roger Stuart Moorey
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0300115555
This masterful history of the monumental architecture of Alexandria, as well as of the rest of Egypt, encompasses an entire millennium—from the city’s founding by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. to the years just after the Islamic conquest of A.D. 642. Long considered lost beyond recall, the architecture of ancient Alexandria has until now remained mysterious. But here Judith McKenzie shows that it is indeed possible to reconstruct the city and many of its buildings by means of meticulous exploration of archaeological remains, written sources, and an array of other fragmentary evidence. The book approaches its subject at the macro- and the micro-level: from city-planning, building types, and designs to architectural style. It addresses the interaction between the imported Greek and native Egyptian traditions; the relations between the architecture of Alexandria and the other cities and towns of Egypt as well as the wider Mediterranean world; and Alexandria’s previously unrecognized role as a major source of architectural innovation and artistic influence. Lavishly illustrated with new plans of the city in the Ptolemaic, Roman, and Byzantine periods; reconstruction drawings; and photographs, the book brings to life the ancient city and uncovers the true extent of its architectural legacy in the Mediterranean world.
Author : Francesco Tiradritti
Publisher : Art, Architechture and History
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Art
ISBN : UCSD:31822031435647
A concise introductory guide to ancient Egypt. Each double page focuses on a particular period in history, a particular site, art object or theme, for example, Thutmose III and his reign, female statuary of the Middle Kingdom, 4th Dynasty pyramids. With a chronological span from 4000-30 BC, and with lots of colour photos, maps and an index of names and divinities to guide you, this is a good potted history to the art, architecture and history of Egypt.
Author : John Gardner Wilkinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019962567
Author : William Stevenson Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39076001841852
The civilization of Ancient Egypt extended from the fourth millennium BC to the conquest of Alexander. The Egyptians in their tombs recreated life for the dead in a naturalistic way, often against the background of the landscape in which they lived. They also left revealing portraits ranging from the civil servants of the kings to the kings and queens themselves who built the pyramids at Giza and Saqqara; the tombs at Thebes, including the treasure-filled burial-place of Tut-ankh-amon; the temples of Luxor and Karnak and the palaces of Akhenaten at Tell el Amarna and of Amenhotep III at Thebes.
Author : John Gardner Wilkinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : Architecture, Ancient
ISBN : OXFORD:305765190
Author : University of Pennsylvania. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology,David P. Silverman,Edward Brovarski
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780801434822
Lavishly illustrated in color, this book presents a spectacular collection of archaeological and artistic treasures covering the extent of Egyptian art from the Predynastic Period of the fourth millennium B.C. to the Greco-Roman period of the fourth century A.D. The volume features more than 130 objects ranging from architectural elements of a royal palace and funerary chapel to delicate jewelry and textile fragments, and contains many objects never previously shown in print. In an introductory essay David P. Silverman documents major expeditions to sites in Egypt and Nubia and summarizes the new information gleaned about ancient Egyptian civilization. Donald B. Redford provides a general treatment of ancient Egypt history. The objects themselves are introduced with concise essays by recognized Egyptologists: Edward Brovarski, Rita E. Freed, Arielle P. Kozloff, David O'Connor, Edna R. Russmann, William K. Simpson, and Josef W. Wegner. Contributors-- Edward Brovarski, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Rita Freed, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Arielle Kozloff, Cleveland Museum of Art David O'Connor, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University Donald Redford, University of Toronto Edna. R. Russman, Brooklyn Museum of Art David Silverman, University of Pennsylvania William Kelly Simpson, Yale University Josef W. Wegner, University of Pennsylvania
Author : Jean-Marcel Humbert,Clifford Price
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781315427003
This book presents and analyses the results of the use and adaptation of ancient Egyptian architecture in modern times. It traces the use of ancient Egyptian motifs and constructions across the world, from Australia, the Americas and Southern Africa to Western Europe. It also inquires into the cultural, economic and social contexts of this practice. Imhotep Today is exceptional not only in its global coverage, but in its analyses of thorny questions such as: what was it about Ancient Egypt that inspired such Egyptianizing monuments, and was it just one idea, or several different ones which formed the basis of such activities? The book also asks why only certain images, such as obelisks and sphinxes, were incorporated within the movement. The contributors explore how these 'monuments' fitted into the local architecture of the time and, in this context, they investigate whether 'Egyptianizing architecture' is an ongoing movement and, if so, how it differs from earlier, similar activities.
Author : Wolfhart Westendorf
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Art
ISBN : MINN:31951P001353065
This book studies the entire spectrum of Egyptian art history from prehistoric times to the Coptic Period with emphasis on the monumental architecture of the Pharaohs.