Illustrated Hieroglyphics Handbook - Couverture souple

Schumann-Antelme, Ruth; Rossini, Stephane

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1402700253 ISBN 13 : 9781402700255

Editeur : Sterling, 2004

Synopsis

Uncover the mysteries of the ancient world! Whether sculpted, painted, or drawn on ceramics, hieroglyphics--combined with figurative decor-ornamented the temples, palaces, and tombs of ancient Egypt. In a sense, the entire country was an immense book of living, colourful images that portrayed its religious and natural history. What did those intriguing and elusive pictures mean? With this new approach to hieroglyphics, you'll step back 5000 years into the past and begin to understand the philosophy and life of the ancient Egyptians. More than 200 original hieroglyphs combine with detailed semantic explanations to bring a new dimension to the drawings almost astonishing in their modernity. Go through it like a dictionary, reading phonetic and graphic interpretations: every element in each panel is broken down, so you'll see how and why a picture of two serpents, plus a rope and legs in movement, signified destruction. You'll feel as if a whole old world is opening up to you.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ruth Schumann-Antelme has conducted field work for many years in Upper Egypt. She was also a member of the scientific staff of the Egyptian Department of the Louvre.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sterling
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1402700253
• ISBN 13: 9781402700255
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible