Colour and Painting in Ancient Egypt

Author(s): Davies, W V (editor)

Binding:	Softcover
Volume Condition:	Very Good
Dust Jacket:	No
Dust Jacket Condition:	N/A
Edition:	1st Edition
Language:	English
Publisher Name:	British Museum Press
Publication Year:	2001
Publication Place:	London, UK
ISBN:	9780714119281
Book ID:	022027
Catalogue(s):	Art

xvi, 192pp, plus 56pp of colour plate illustrations and 8pp of monochrome plates. In illustrated, laminated card covers. 4to. A slight bump on lower leading corner of covers, and some faint smudging on the fore-edge, else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. Pictures and colour were important to the ancient Egyptians, although the area is under-researched. This volume contains a collection of 23 essays on the topic, from leading historians, arising out of an international colloquium. They draw on a wide range of evidence and sources, and the vast majority of their research is previously unpublished. Edited by W V Davies, Keeper of Egyptian Antiquities at the British Museum. Hard to find title.

Keywords:

Ancient Egypt Art Ancient Civilisations Painting