{"product_id":"a-companion-to-ancient-egyptian-art-isbn-9781444333503","title":"A Companion to Ancient Egyptian Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow did ancient Egyptians define “art”—and how did the myriad of artistic works they produced mirror their worldview? \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Ancient Egyptian Art\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive collection of original essays exploring key concepts, critical discourses, and theories that shape the discipline of ancient Egyptian art. Themes and topics include methodological approaches and theoretical concepts, the development of Egyptian art and its connections with other cultures, technology and interpretation, and current debates surrounding field and museum conservation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to providing overviews of past and present scholarship on a broad range of topics relating to art in ancient Egypt, readings pave the way for new avenues of exploration that are certain to stimulate ongoing and future debate. With its unprecedented breadth of coverage and impeccable scholarship, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Ancient Egyptian Art\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable reference resource for the field of ancient Egyptian art history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Plates xxxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology of Egyptian Kings xxxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology of Kushite Rulers xli\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps xlv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 WhatIsArt? 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Baines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I Methodological Approaches 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Historiography of Ancient Egyptian Art 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiane Bergman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Style 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMelinda K. Hartwig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Connoisseurship 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJack A. Josephson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Iconography and Symbolism 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaya Müller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Semiotics and Hermeneutics 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eValérie Angenot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Gender and Sexuality 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGay Robins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Reception and Perception 141\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexandra Verbovsek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Representing the Other: Non-Egyptians in Pharaonic Iconography 155\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnn Macy Roth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Interpreting Ancient Egyptian Material Culture 175\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalima Ikram\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II Materials and Mediums 189\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Sculpture 191\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMelinda K. Hartwig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Relief 219\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexandra Woods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Painting 249\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrancesco Tiradritti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Coffins, Cartonnage, and Sarcophagi 269\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKathlyn M. Cooney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Luxury Arts 293\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArielle P. Kozloff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III Concepts in Art 307\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Ideology and Propaganda 309\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRonald J. Leprohon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Religion and Ritual 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmily Teeter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Narrative 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNadja S. Braun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Ordering of the Figure 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam H. Peck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Portraiture 375\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetsy M. Bryan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV Interconnections with the Larger World 397\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Egyptian Connections with the Larger World: Greece and Rome 399\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarbara Mendoza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Egyptian Connections with the Larger World: Ancient Near East 423\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMehmet-Ali Ataç\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 The Art and Architecture of Kushite Nubia 447\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Lacovara\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART V Reception of Ancient Egyptian Art in the Modern World 463\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Egyptomania: Fascination for Egypt and Its Expression in the Modern World 465\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJean-Marcel Humbert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART VI Technology and Interpretation 483\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Interpretation 485\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNigel Strudwick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Technology 504\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Newman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Conservation of Egyptian Objects: A Review of Current Practices in the Field and in Museum Settings 522\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusanne Gänsicke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 545\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“No other work comes close to providing such an introduction to the ideas and bibliography of Egyptian art history; many of its chapters stand alone as thought-provoking essays of particular use to students; and in documenting the state of Egyptian art history it points to several productive paths forward. . . A Companion to Ancient Egyptian Art thus serves not only as an introduction to art-historical theory for Egyptologists but also as a call to arms for the field.  We should answer.”  (\u003ci\u003eCollege Art Association\u003c\/i\u003e, October 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Such a multidisciplinary approach to Egyptian art is new. These articles describe, from a number of different perspectives, how ancient Egyptian art 'worked' and will be of special interest to those who wonder why Pharaonic imagery is so distinctive.\" (\u003ci\u003eAncient Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 February 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Edited volumes can vary in consistency and relevance but \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Ancient Egyptian Art\u003c\/i\u003e is strong in these areas. This work certainly fulfills a need in the current literature of ancient Egyptian art history and I am very glad to have it on my shelf, both for myself and for my students. (I am currently using this volume extensively in an upper-level undergraduate Egyptian art course.)” (\u003ci\u003eJournal of the American Research Center in Egypt, \u003c\/i\u003e52, 2016) \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE EDITOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/small\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelinda K. Hartwig\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern Art and Archaeology at Georgia State University, USA. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eTomb Painting and Identity in Ancient Thebes, 1419–1372 BCE\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and the \u003ci\u003eTomb Chapel of Menna (Theban Tomb 69): The Art, Culture, and Science of Painting in an Egyptian Tomb\u003c\/i\u003e (2013).   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did ancient Egyptians define “art”—and how did the myriad of artistic works they produced mirror their worldview? \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Ancient Egyptian Art\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive collection of original essays exploring key concepts, critical discourses, and theories that shape the discipline of ancient Egyptian art. Themes and topics include methodological approaches and theoretical concepts, the development of Egyptian art and its connections with other cultures, technology and interpretation, and current debates surrounding field and museum conservation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to providing overviews of past and present scholarship on a broad range of topics relating to art in ancient Egypt, readings pave the way for new avenues of exploration that are certain to stimulate ongoing and future debate. With its unprecedented breadth of coverage and impeccable scholarship, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Ancient Egyptian Art\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable reference resource for the field of ancient Egyptian art history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988601258213,"sku":"NP9781444333503","price":219.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781444333503.jpg?v=1761780923","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-companion-to-ancient-egyptian-art-isbn-9781444333503","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}