Ancient Egypt: Life, Myth, and Art

Ancient Civilisations: life, myth and art #1

by Joann Fletcher

This beautifully illustrated probe into Egyptology covers many topics including the importance of the Nile, the role of the gods, fashion and clothing, the pyramids, the secrets of hieroglyphics, and the enigma of the Sphinx, to name a few. Fletcher (freelance Egyptologist and director of the NILE educational organization) interprets themes relevant to ancient Egyptian civilization in the light of iconography, pattern, motif, symbolism, and historical and spiritual significance. Specially commissioned artwork, maps and color photographs showcase the culture against the broad context of the civilization's wisdom, spirituality and mythology. 10.5x10.5. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Genres: History, Egypt, Nonfiction, Egyptology

Hardcover

First published October 7, 1999

About the author

Dr. Joann Fletcher is Honorary Research Fellow at York University and consultant Egyptology at Harrogate Museums and Arts. She specializes in the history of mummification and has studied mummies on site in Egypt, Yemen and South America as well as in museum collections around the world. Recently she led groundbreaking work in Egypt's Valley of the Kings to re-examine three royal mummies, one of which may be that of Nefertiti - news that has attracted international coverage.
She has made nuerous appearances on television as well as radio, and writes for both The Guardian newspaper and the BBC's History Online website. Her publications include Egypt's Sun King: Amenhotep III, The Egyptian Book of Living and Dying and The Oils and Perfumes of Ancient Egypt, and she has contributed sections in several major guide books to Egypt.

























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Reviews

[A.L. Sirois]

A good introduction to ancient Egypt, with plenty of well-chosen illustrations and photos. Well-written and engaging. It would perhaps benefit from more written material, but what's there is pretty solid and informative.

[Sam]

A simple yet informative look into the art of Ancient Egypt and the myths surrounding these. The book also touches upon how these affected life during the time of the Pharaohs. The illustrations and drawings are what make this book worhtwhile, they are beautifully done and cover the full range of Egyptian culture from the big dramatic temples to the everyday amulets carried by the general populus.

[Liontinx]

En Julio me fui a Egipto, y antes de irme me saque algún libro sobre el antiguo egipto, para culturizarme un poco =P

Es un libro sencillo que se lee muy rápido y no se hace pesado. Y me ha sido muy útil para complementar a la guia. Te sientes muy orgulloso cuando ves una pieza en el museo egipcio y sabes qué significa (aunque a su lado haya otras 500 sobre las que no tienes ni idea...)

Un gran viaje =DDD

[Glenn Robinson]

A fun photo book that has many new ideas, descriptions and history of ancient Egypt. Not big enough for a coffee table book. Not shaped for a normal book. This is an unique sized book that makes the photos standout, which is one of the purposes of the book-to show the artwork. The artwork is very wonderful and mysterious.

[Joy]

Great text for research in the middle grades. There is a glossary and well organized index in the back, as well as a list for further reading and a list of museum websites. This will certainly be on my recommendation list for teachers and students alike.

[Katka Olajcová]

Krátky a stručný prehľad umenia starovekého Egypta. Jednoduché a ľahko pochopiteľné. Škoda, že to nešlo viac do detailov, ale podstata je zachovaná. Ako základ pochopenia umenia starovekého Egypta to stačí.
Spracovaná je knižka prehľadne, podľa jednotlivých tém, zrozumiteľne a pútavo.

[Rebecca]

A lovely introduction to the culture of ancient Egypt - and well illustrated.

[Kristin]

This is an interesting book with some beautiful photographs and drawings.

·115 pages read
·A yellow book

=120 house points

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