{"product_id":"egyptian-wall-painting-francesco-tiradritti-9780789210081","title":"Egyptian Wall Painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAncient Egyptian civilization developed its own highly individual manner of expressing visible and invisible worlds--earth and the domain of the gods--through distinctive \"languages.\" These languages included both two-dimensional portrayals (paintings and painted reliefs) and three-dimensional figures--forms that each must be skillfully deciphered in order to grasp its overt and covert meanings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eEgyptian Wall Painting\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on two-dimensional depictions in ancient Egypt, examining them as part of an elaborate code that was designed to maintain the Maat--or Cosmic Order, Truth-Justice, and Universal Harmony--and that figured intimately in Egyptian lives and beliefs. The text conducts this examination through two different lenses: that of Western rational analysis, with its emphasis on methods and techniques, and that of ancient Egyptian spirituality, which these complex works have handed down to our own time. Accordingly, the first section of the book analyzes the technology, techniques, history, and cultural context of Egyptian art, while the second compares selected monumental works across different periods and places, detailing their artistic and spiritual significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHandsomely illustrated with 350 color plates, including numerous full-page details printed on a special matte paper designed to simulate the feel of the stuccoed limestone on which the original images were painted, \u003cem\u003eEgyptian Wall Painting\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates an art, language, and culture of extraordinary richness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is the deluxe slipcased version for those seeking an especially luxurious presentation for home or library. As the definitive treatment of its subject, \u003cem\u003eEgyptian Wall Painting\u003c\/em\u003e is sure to appeal to art historians, Egyptologists, linguists, and connoisseurs interested in one of history's most complex and influential civilizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francesco Tiradritti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0789210088\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780789210081\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abbeville Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 13.60h x 11.20w x 2.00d","brand":"Francesco Tiradritti","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43926070690047,"sku":"9780789210081","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c7bf40da-43bb-458d-9384-20c66d45ea8b.jpg?v=1681081029","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/egyptian-wall-painting-francesco-tiradritti-9780789210081","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}