This classic work is an indispensable handbook for understanding Egyptian art as the expression of a unique culture. Petrie, an early practitioner of the cultural approach to art, considers fifteen different art or craft forms, ranging from the splendid goods made for pharaohs to humble objects of everyday life. While touching on art history and archaeology, Petrie concentrates on the ways the social and metaphysical order of the Egyptian world are reproduced in its art forms.
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This classic work is an indispensable handbook for understanding Egyptian art as the expression of a unique culture. Petrie, an early practitioner of the cultural approach to art, considers fifteen different art or craft forms, ranging from the splendid goods made for pharaohs to humble objects of everyday life. While touching on art history and archaeology, Petrie concentrates on the ways the social and metaphysical order of the Egyptian world are reproduced in its art forms.
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NF. Not ex-loib. Softcover in illustrated wraps, 8vo. Facsimile of 1909 edition (Foulis). xv + 165pp. Index, b/w plates on paper, other figures in text. NF. Tightly closed 1/4" surface nick upper spine end; mild wear at tips of corners. Else Fine: clean, tight, square and unmarked on pulpy stock.
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Used: Very good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes Art History: Ancient & Classical BCE to c 500 CE: VERY good or Better trade paperback.
