A History Of Art In Ancient Egypt, (Vol 2 of 2)

About this eBook

Author

Chipiez, Charles, 1835-1901

Title

A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Credits

Produced by Albert László, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

N: Fine Arts

Subject

Art -- Egypt -- History

Category

Text

eBook-No.

40149

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40149

Release Date

July 7, 2012

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.A HISTORY OF ART IN ANCIENT EGYPT.
2. 2.CONTENTS.
3. 3.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
4. 4.A HISTORY OF ART IN ANCIENT EGYPT
5. 5.CHAPTER I. — § 1.— The Graphic Processes employed by the Egyptians in their representations of Buildings. — § 2. The Palace. — § 3.— The Egyptian House. — § 4. Military Architecture.
6. 6.CHAPTER II. — § 1. An Analysis of Architectural Forms necessary. — § 2. Materials. — § 3. Construction. — § 4. The Arch. — § 5 The Pier and Column.—The Egyptian Orders. — THEIR ORIGIN. — GENERAL TYPES OF SUPPORTS. — § 6. The Ordonnance of Egyptian Colonnades. — § 7. Monumental Details. — § 8. Doors and Windows. — Doors. — Windows — § 9. The Illumination of the Temples. — § 10. The Obelisks. — § 11. The Profession of Architect.
7. 7.CHAPTER III. — § 1. The Origin of Statue-making. — § 2. Sculpture under the Ancient Empire. — § 3. Sculpture under the First Theban Empire. — § 4. Sculpture under the Second Theban Empire. — § 5. The Art of the Saite Period. — § 6. The Principal Themes of Egyptian Sculpture. — § 7. The Technique of the Bas-reliefs. — § 8. Gems. — § 9. The Principal Conventions in Egyptian Sculpture. — § 10. The General Characteristics of the Egyptian Style.
8. 8.CHAPTER IV. — § 1. Technical Processes. — § 2. The Figure. — § 3. Caricature. — § 4. Ornament.
9. 9.CHAPTER V. — § 1. Definition and Characteristics of Industrial Art. — § 2. Glass and Pottery. — § 3. Metal-work and Jewelry. — § 4. Woodwork. — § 5. The Commerce of Egypt.
10. 10.CHAPTER VI.
11. 11.APPENDIX.
12. 12.INDEX.
13. 13.FOOTNOTES:

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