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[https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40149 by Charles Chipiez Project Gutenberg] | [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40149 by Charles Chipiez Project Gutenberg] | ||
"A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. 2 (of 2)" by Perrot and Chipiez is an elaborate historical account written in the late 19th century. The book offers an in-depth exploration of various aspects of ancient Egyptian art and architecture, covering topics such as civil and military architecture, sculpture, painting, and the industrial arts. It is richly illustrated and aims to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of the artistic achievements and cultural significance of ancient Egyptian civilization. | "A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. 2 (of 2)" by Perrot and Chipiez is an elaborate historical account written in the late 19th century. The book offers an in-depth exploration of various aspects of ancient Egyptian art and architecture, covering topics such as civil and military architecture, sculpture, painting, and the industrial arts. It is richly illustrated and aims to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of the artistic achievements and cultural significance of ancient Egyptian civilization. | ||
=====Egyptian art and architecture===== | |||
[https://www.britannica.com/art/Egyptian-art by Peter F. Dorman, Thomas Garnet Henry James 2/10/25 Britannica] | |||
Egyptian art and architecture, the ancient architectural monuments, sculptures, paintings, and applied crafts produced mainly during the dynastic periods of the first three millennia bce in the Nile valley regions of Egypt and Nubia. The course of art in Egypt paralleled to a large extent the country’s political history, but it depended as well on the entrenched belief in the permanence of the natural, divinely ordained order. | |||
