Pharaohs : master-builders / Henri Stierlin

By:

Stierlin, Henri

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Terrail, edigroup, 2007. France :Description: 255 pISBN:

9782879393285

Other title:

The pharaohs : master builders

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

722.2 STI-P

Contents:

From mudbrick to quarried stone: the monument of King Djoser at Saqqara -- The age of the great pyramids -- Collapse, revolution and, renaissance during the Middle Kingdom -- Ascendancy of Upper Egypt: the bloom of New-Kingdom Art -- The tomb: a glorification of life -- Duel between Amun and the Aten, between Thebes and Amarna -- The glory of the Ramessides: a frenzy of construction -- Funerary temples of Thebes and Ramesside Palaces -- Renaissance of architecture in Ptolemaic Egypt -- Philae and the late temple: the last surge of Egyptian art.

Summary: This book takes a look at the spiritual aspects of a uniq ue architecture and building technique, illuminating its discussion with more than 140 illustrations. Through description of the buildings, frescos, statues, hieroglyphs, and paintings it demonstrates how a civilization and its kings developed a faith and religion that was omnipresent, and how and why Egyptian art continued to flourish for 3000 years.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB J-2	Non Fiction	722.2 STI-P (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		004118
Books	Library, SPAB J-2	Non Fiction	722.2 STI-P (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		008721

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From mudbrick to quarried stone: the monument of King Djoser at Saqqara --
The age of the great pyramids --
Collapse, revolution and, renaissance during the Middle Kingdom --
Ascendancy of Upper Egypt: the bloom of New-Kingdom Art --
The tomb: a glorification of life --
Duel between Amun and the Aten, between Thebes and Amarna --
The glory of the Ramessides: a frenzy of construction --
Funerary temples of Thebes and Ramesside Palaces --
Renaissance of architecture in Ptolemaic Egypt --
Philae and the late temple: the last surge of Egyptian art.

This book takes a look at the spiritual aspects of a uniq ue architecture and building technique, illuminating its discussion with more than 140 illustrations. Through description of the buildings, frescos, statues, hieroglyphs, and paintings it demonstrates how a civilization and its kings developed a faith and religion that was omnipresent, and how and why Egyptian art continued to flourish for 3000 years.

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