{"product_id":"painted-for-eternity-decoration-of-lubica-hudzakovza-9781906137946","title":"Painted for Eternity Decoration of Middle Kingdom Coffins from Beni Hassan. an Art Historical Case Study: Volume I: The History of Excavations and Cat","description":"The monograph offers the first comprehensive art historical analysis of the painted decoration of Middle Kingdom wooden box coffins from Beni Hassan. No fewer than 900 tombs were excavated in the Lower Necropolis in the early 1900s by John Garstang (University of Liverpool), and they still contained extensive burial equipment, including wooden box-shaped coffins. Careful study of published and archival material in the course of the project Painted for Eternity (University of Vienna) has revealed that more than 260 coffins (over 220 of them with decoration) must have been found. At least 81 coffins (or fragments thereof) have been located in museums worldwide and a further 32 decorated coffins were identified on the excavation photographs. For the first time, these coffins are presented in a catalogue, thoroughly examined as for their layout and the iconography of the decorative elements, set into context and published along with the excavation photographs, drawings and high-quality images in colour. The study revelas the existence of a well-established local tradition and important phenomena such as the use of templates, prefabrication and reuse. An overall analysis of the Beni Hassan coffin decoration is in preparation and will be included in the second volume of the study.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a two volume set.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lubica Hudáková,Uta Siffert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1906137943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781906137946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Golden House Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Lubica Hudáková","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47474263392511,"sku":"9781906137946","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a0bfde34-8dfd-4172-8ee9-47cdc37e3af3.jpg?v=1762315733","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/painted-for-eternity-decoration-of-lubica-hudzakovza-9781906137946","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}