Traces the history of hieroglyphics, discusses grammar and vocabulary, and tells how the hieroglyphics were first deciphered by Champollion

Egyptian Hieroglyphs (Reading the Past)

History

Davies, W. V.

Ancient Civilizations

University of California Press

From the awe-inspring stone colossi of the kings of the delightful small bronze cats, the Egyptian sculptors showed a mastery of form and serenity of style which has never been surpassed. This concise, illustrated survey of 3000 years of Eyptian sculpture is based on the great collections of the British Museum. Why and how this immense range of sculpture was made, and the paths by which so many splendid examples reached the Museum, form the intrduction to this book. The authors go on to describe many of the finest sculptures in the collections, most of which can now be seen in the Egtptian Sculpture Gallery.

Egyptian Sculpture

Arts & Photography

JAMES, T.G.H.

History & Criticism

Harvard University Press

This volume arises from the International Colloquium on Colour and Painting in Ancient Egypt, organized by the Department of Egyptian Antiquities in the British Museum in 1996. Contributions range from the search for accurate methods of recording painted scenes on the monuments, through ancient painting techniques, to the symbolic meaning of colour to the ancient Egyptians, an understanding of which allows a better appreciation of their artistic creations. The application of the latest scientific techniques to ancient pigments is also well represented, a field of study that casts new light on the materials used to create the artistic masterpieces of Egypt.

Colour & Painting in Ancient Egypt

British Museum Press (Distribution)

64 pp. with 42 illus. &amp; 4 tables, 8vo.

Egyptian Hieroglyphs /anglais

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

BRITISH MUSEUM

(Egypt Exploration Society, Archaeological Survey memoirs 36, 1984)

Saqqara Tombs 1: The Mastabas of Mereri and Wernu (Archaeological Survey memoirs)

Egypt Exploration Society

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