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Egyptian Art

Die koptischen Textilien im museum kunst palast Düsseldorf, Teil 2: Figürliche und ornamentale Purpur- und Buntwirkereien
by Suzana Hodak
English summary: The catalogue refers to the publication of the first part of the textile collection of the museum kunst palast in Düsseldorf, prepared by Karl-Heinz Brune. Presenting 276 catalogue numbers, it completes in the main the publication of those textiles stored in this museum, which derive from the collection of the well-known canonicus Franz Bock (Aachen). They were most probably found in Achmim (Panopolis). Except for ...
Hardback. Price GB £248.00

Ancient Egyptian Vessels in the State Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow
by Svetlana T Hodjash
This volume is a catalogue of the vessels (ceramic, stone, glass, metal) in the museum's collection. 160p, 46 plates (Halgo Inc. 2005)
Paperback. Price GB £32.00

Life and Death in Ancient Egypt: The Dinaicopoulos Collection
edited by Jane E. Francis and George W.M. Harrison
The private antiquities collection of Vincent and Olga Diniacopoulos included a wide range of Egyptian antiquities spanning the prehistoric period through the Old and New Kingdoms, to early Christianity. This volume is the second on the Diniacopoulos collection (a selection of Greek and Roman antiquities was published in 2004). Twelve essays, seven in English and five in French, focus on objects of daily life, ritual activities, and funerary ...
Paperback. Price GB £20.00

Animal Behaviour in Egyptian Art: Representations of the Natural World in Memphite Tomb Scenes
by Linda Evans
Egyptian animal imagery has long been admired for its beauty and morphological accuracy, but the postures and activities of depicted species have received less attention. Animal Behaviour in Egyptian Art takes a unique approach by documenting the way in which mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians, and insects are shown behaving in Old Kingdom tomb scenes from Giza and Saqqara and then comparing these representations with current ...
Paperback. Price GB £80.00

A Manual of Egyptian Pottery, Volume 4: Ptolemaic through Modern Period
by Anna Wodzinska
This is the fourth volume in a four-book set covering all Egyptian pottery, ranging from the earliest (Fayum A) ceramics to pottery made in Egypt today, organized by historical periods. The manuals are quick identification guides as well as starting points for more extensive research. For each period, ceramic types are illustrated with a line drawing, accompanied by a description that includes information on the pot's material, manufacturing ...
Paperback. Price GB £36.00
Spiralbound. Price GB £40.00

Antike Musterblätter: Wirkkartons aus dem spätantiken und frühbyzantinischen Ägypten
by Annemarie Stauffer
The use of models and pattern sheets in Antiquity is still much discussed among scholars. While lost for other works of art, a considerable number of patterns painted on papyrus and used in textile workshops has been found in Egypt. The present provides a detailed study of these models with special focus on the common characteristics of the patterns as well as on workshop practices transferring the information on papyrus to woven textiles. In the ...
Hardback. Price GB £138.00

Archäologie der antiken Bischofssitze I: Spätantike Bischofssitze Ägyptens: Repertorium ihrer materiellen Überreste
edited by Hans Reinhard Seeliger, with contribution by Kirsten Krumeich
Mehr als einhundert Bischofssitze sind in Ägypten gegen Ende der Spätantike historisch bezeugt, doch welche Bauformen wählte man für die bischöflichen Kirchen und welchen Ort nehmen sie innerhalb der Stadttopographie ein, mit welchem Aufwand wurden die Episkopien gestaltet, lassen sich karitative Einrichtungen der Bischöfe baulich nachweisen? Im Rahmen der neu begründeten Reihe Archäologie der antiken ...
Hardback. Price GB £43.00

Akhmim in the Old Kingdom, Part 2: The Pottery, Decoration Techniques and Colour Conventions
by Colin Hope and Anne McFarlane
The book is divided into two chapters. Chapter 1 presents a formal analysis and discussion of the pottery recovered during the excavations at El-Hawawish. The material is divided into two main groups: pottery of the late Old Kingdom to Middle Kingdom, and pottery of all later periods to the Late Roman. The main types are illustrated extensively and detailed descriptions are provided. Chapter 2 deals with the decoration techniques and the colour ...
Paperback. Price GB £55.00

Egyptian Museum, Turin
by Alessandro Roccati
Paperback. Price GB £2.95

The Fish Hunters of El-Hosh: Prehistoric Rock Art of the Upper Egyptian Nile Valley
by D. Huyge
Rock art in the vicinity of the village of El-Hosh, about 100 kilometer south of Thebes, was discovered more than a century ago. German explorer and ethnographer Hans Winkler surveyed the area in the 1930s and published a number of the drawings. These ...
Paperback. Price GB £53.00