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Ancient Egyptian Furniture Volume I: 4000 -- 1300 BC
List of Figures; List of Plates; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and Sigla; Chapter 1. Furniture Materials; Chapter 2. Tools; Chapter 3. Bedframes; Chapter 4. Stools; Chapter 5. Chairs; Chapter 6. Tables; Chapter 7. Vase Stands; Catalogue of Museum Collections; Bibliography.
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| Document Type: | Online Resource Book |
| Language: | English |
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: Oxbow Books
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| Online Access: | http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/jstor-ebooks-altertum/www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1m321gz |
| Related Items: | Erscheint auch als:
Ancient Egyptian Furniture Volume I : 4000 - 1300 BC |
| E-Book Packages: | JSTOR E-Books in Classical Studies |
| Summary: | List of Figures; List of Plates; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and Sigla; Chapter 1. Furniture Materials; Chapter 2. Tools; Chapter 3. Bedframes; Chapter 4. Stools; Chapter 5. Chairs; Chapter 6. Tables; Chapter 7. Vase Stands; Catalogue of Museum Collections; Bibliography. This revised second edition examines the common forms of furniture used in ancient Egypt, so much of which has been preserved by the dry Egyptian climate and has long been admired for the quality of its design and construction. The story begins with the earliest known pieces and ends with the spectacular discoveries from the 18th dynasty represented mainly by the magnificent furniture from the tomb of Tutankhamun. The insight which Dr Killen brings in the detailed explanations of the materials, techniques and designs of the master craftsmen of ancient Egypt, gives this book a special significa |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource) |
| ISBN: | 1785704826 1785704842 1785704818 9781785704826 9781785704840 9781785704819 |
