Książka Hieroglyphics Maria C. Betro

Hieroglyphics

The Writings of Ancient Egypt

Język: Angielski
Oprawa: Twarda
Dostępność: 50 % szansa
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Both literal and highly lyrical, hieroglyphics bring alive a distant world, with descriptions of the...

Informacje o książce

Język
Angielski
Oprawa
Książka - Twarda
Data wydania
1996
strony
252
EAN
9780789202321
ISBN
0789202328
Enbook ID
09235249
Waga
850
Wymiary
173 x 236 x 23

Pełny opis

Both literal and highly lyrical, hieroglyphics bring alive a distant world, with descriptions of the natural environment, the art, the society, the religious beliefs, and even the philosophical basis of a culture that flourished 5,000 years ago. Presenting and explaining almost 600 of the figures used in the classic phase of Egypt's "sacred writing," this fascinating volume traces the origins and the meaning of each sign, as well as its graphic stylization. An opening essay reveals the secrets of the hieroglyphic system, including its development and its structural characteristics, and emphasizes the sacred, evocative, even magical power of the form, which - unlike our own abstract alphabet - is immediate and expressive. Concluding the book are a complete glossary, a bibliography, and an index, designed to make this book invaluable to the casual reader as well as the student and specialist.

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