Author: Armstrong, Walter, (and) Georges Perrot, (and) Charles Chipiez
Title: A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vols. I and II
Description: New York, AC Armstrong and Son, 1883. Library binding. Matching black library cloth binding from 1939, with gilt title on the spine and patterned front and back free end pages. V.1: (7), vi-xvi, i-lxiv, 1-444 pp. with 255 black-and-white illustrations. V.2: (6), vi-xiv, 1-426, (2) pp. with 336 black-and-white illustrations. Both books contain black and white figures, as well as several color fold-out pages to view larger pieces. English translation from French done by Walter Armstrong. Contents Volume One: The General Character of Egyptian civilization; Egypt's place in the history of the world; The valley of the Nile and its inhabitants; The great divisions of Egyptian history; The constitution of Egyptian society: influence of that constitution upon monuments of art; The Egyptian religion and its influence upon the plastic arts; The Egyptian art did not escape the law of change, and that its history may therefore be written; Of the place held in this work by the monuments of the memphite period, and of the limits of our inquiry; Principles and general characteristics of Egyptian architecture; Method to be employed by us in our study of this architecture; General principles of form; General principles of construction; Materials Dressed construction; Construction by assemblage; Compact construction; Decoration Sepulchral architecture The Egyptian belief as to a future life and its influnce upon their sepulchral architecture The tomb under the ancient empire The Mastabas of the Necropolis of Memphis The pyramids The tomb under the middle empire The tomb under the new empire The sacred architecture of Egypt The temple under the ancient empire The temple under the midle empire The temple under the new empire General characteristics of the Egyptian temple Contents of Volume Two: Civil and military architecture The graphic processes employed by the Egyptians in their representations of buildings The palace The Egyptian house Military architecture Methods of construction, the orders, secondary forms An analysis of architectural forms necessary Materials Construction The arch The pier and column : The Egyptian orders Their origin General types of supports The ordonnance of Egyptian colonnades Monumental details Doors and windows The illumination of the temples The obelisks The profession of architect Sculpture The origin of statue-making Sculpture under the ancient empire Sculpture under the first Theban empire The art of the Saite period The principal themes of Egyptian sculpture The technique of the bas-reliefs Gems The principal conventions in Egyptian sculpture The general characteristics of the Egyptian style Painting Technical processes The figure Caricature Ornament The industrial arts Definition and characteristics of industrial art Glass and pottery Metal-work and jewelry Woodwork The commerce of Egypt The general characteristics of Egyptian art, and the place of Egypt in art history Appendix. VG: Ownership plate on the inside front cover; check-out card on the back inside cover still present. Some light pencil markings throughout. Slight dampstaining to pages i-iii in volume one.

Keywords: Middle Eastern Art ; Egyptian Art ; ; Middle Eastern Art


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