Ancient Egyptian art and architecture
(2012)
Nonfiction
Book
Series:
Call Numbers:
Y/709.32/NARDO,D
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Farmington Hills, MI : Lucent Books, [2012]
©2012
©2012
DESCRIPTION
112 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781420506747 (hardcover), 1420506749 (hardcover)
LANGUAGE
English
SERIES
NOTES
Introduction: no word for art -- Monument builders: the crews, tools, and methods -- Wonders of the world: the great pyramids -- Palaces to pylons: Egypt's monumental arts -- Statues and reliefs: the art of stone sculpture -- To brighten people's lives: painting and music -- "A remarkable legacy": Egypt's superb craftsmen
Presents the art and architecture of ancient Egypt, describing the design and construction of pyramids and other monuments and the creation of sculpture, paintings, musical instruments, and jewelry by anonymous artists