De Britse egyptoloog, kunsthistoricus en auteur Cyril Aldred richtte zich op artistieke werken en archeologie. Zijn bijdragen bevorderden het begrip van het oude Egypte en zijn cultuur. Als beheerder van kunst en archeologie voor het Royal Scottish Museum speelde hij een cruciale rol in de presentatie en studie van deze artefacten. Aldreds publicaties onderzoeken de artistieke ontwikkeling en religieuze motieven in de Egyptische kunst, waardoor onze kennis van deze boeiende beschaving wordt verrijkt.
The twin themes - the overwhelming importance of the Nile and the pharaoh - provide the unifying thread running through Cyril Aldred's classic text. Aidan Dodson has completely revised the book whilst carefully preserving its succinct and lucid qualities.
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"His eloquent ability to weave facts, insights and interpretations into a compulsively readable account sets his book far above the clogged texts that too often pass for art history."― The Times Educational Supplement Of the ancient art that has survived from the non-Classical world, that of Egypt makes a unique appeal. In this authoritative and splendidly illustrated guide Cyril Aldred surveys nearly 3000 years of Egyptian art and architecture, concentrating on the fine arts of painting and sculpture. 199 illustrations, 20 in color
For the first time in a single volume, nearly 200 priceless objects from collections all over the world. Diadems, armlets, earrings, pendants, rings, bracelets, breastplates, amulets ...wrought in the rare and precious gems and metals that have stirred man's greed and wonder for centuries...Nubian gold, vivid lapis lazuli, bright-colored camelian. Cyril Aldred, one of the world's foremost Egyptologists, tells their enchanting and dramatic story...the myths and legends, the discoveries and thefts, that have marked each treasure's history. He explains the fascinating uses and significance of Egyptian jewels and describes the amazing techniques that created them.
L'empire des pharaons
I Faraoni al tempo delle piramidi. Dalla preistoria al XVI sec. a.C.
Gott und Pharao Ägyptens
4to. Text in Deutsch. Widmung auf der halben Titelseite.
