Lloyd, Alan B. (Editor)
Wiley-Blackwell
Pages: 1276
Edition Details: Series: Blackwell companions to the ancient world. Ancient history
Physical Details: 2 vols.; xliii + 1276 pp.; ill.; maps
Language: English
This companion provides the very latest accounts of the major and current aspects of Egyptology by leading scholars. It is delivered in a highly readable style and extensively illustrated; published in two volumes, it offers unprecedented breadth and depth of coverage, giving full scope to the discussion of this incredible civilization. Provides the very latest and, where relevant, well-illustrated accounts of the major aspects of Egypt's ancient history and culture. Covers a broad scope of topics including physical context, history, economic and social mechanisms, language, literature, and the visual arts. Delivered in a highly readable style with students and scholars of both Egyptology and Graeco-Roman studies in mind. Provides a chronological table at the start of each volume to help readers orient chapters within the wider historical context.
...MoreDescription 6332) / Olivier Perdu -- The Ptolemaic Period / Katelijn Vandorpe -- The Roman Period / Livia Capponi -- State and Economic Structures. The Pharaoh and Pharaonic Office / Ellen F Morris -- Administration and Law: Pharaonic / Ben Haring -- Administration and Law: Graeco-Roman / Jane Rowlandson -- Priests and Temples: Pharaonic / Neal Spencer -- Egyptian Temples and Priests: Graeco-Roman / Willy Clarysse -- The Economy: Pharaonic / Christopher Eyre -- The Economy: Graeco-Roman / Dennis Kehoe -- Settlements 6 Distribution, Structure, Architecture: Pharaonic / Gregory D Mumford -- Settlements 6 Distribution, Structure, Architecture: Graeco-Roman / Paola Davoli -- Transport in Ancient Egypt / Robert B Partridge -- Science and Technology: Pharaonic / Corinna Rossi -- Science and Technology: Alexandrian / T E Rihll -- Military Institutions and Warfare: Pharaonic / Anthony J Spalinger -- Military Institutions and Warfare: Graeco-Roman / Nigel Pollard -- The Social Order. Social Structure and Daily Life: Pharaonic / Elizabeth Frood -- Social Structure and Daily Life: Graeco-Roman / Eugene Cruz-Uribe -- Religion in Society: Pharaonic / Kasia Szpakowska -- Religion in Society: Graeco-Roman / David Frankfurter -- Bibliography -- Language and Literature. Language, Scripts, and Literacy / James P Allen -- Middle Kingdom Literature / Roland Enmarch -- New Kingdom Literature / Gerald Moers -- Late Period Literature / Kim Ryholt -- Coptic and Coptic Literature / Leo Depuydt -- Greek Literature in Egypt / A D Morrison -- The Visual Arts. Temple Architecture and Decorative Systems / Penelope Wilson -- Mortuary Architecture and Decorative Systems / Aidan Dodson -- Early Dynastic Art and Iconography / Stan Hendrickx, Frank Frster -- Old Kingdom Sculpture / Hourig Sourouzian -- Sculpture of the Middle Kingdom / Rita E Freed -- New Kingdom Sculpture / Betsy M Bryan -- Late Period Sculpture / Edna R Russmann -- Ptolemaic and Romano-Egyptian Sculpture / Sally-Ann Ashton -- Pharaonic Painting through the New Kingdom / Betsy M Bryan -- Mosaics and Painting in Graeco-Roman Egypt / Helen Whitehouse -- Egyptian Art of Late Antiquity / Thelma K Thomas -- The Reception of Egyptian Culture. The Reception of Pharaonic Egypt in Classical Antiquity / Alan B Lloyd -- The Reception of Egypt in Europe / Andrew Bednarski -- The Reception of Pharaonic Egypt in Islamic Egypt / Michael Cooperson -- Ancient Egypt in the Museum: Concepts and Constructions / Christina Riggs -- Bibliography -- Index.; v. 1. pt. 1. The land of Egypt -- pt. 2. Historical narratives -- pt. 3. State and economic structures -- pt. 4. The social order -- v. 2. pt. 5. Language and literature -- pt. 6. The visual arts -- pt. 7. The reception of Egyptian culture.; v. 1. The physical context of ancient Egypt / Sarah Parcak -- Prehistory / E. Christiana Koehler -- The early dynastic period / Toby Wilkinson -- The Old Kingdom / Michel Baud -- The first intermediate period and the Middle Kingdom / Harco Willems -- The second intermediate period and the Middle Kingdom / L.D. Morenz, Lutz Popko -- Lybians and Nubians / Christopher Naunton -- Saites and Persians (664-332) / Olivier Perdu -- The Ptolemaic period / Katelijn Vandorpe -- The Roman period / Livia Capponi -- The Pharaoh and Pharaonic office / E.F. Morris -- Administration and law : Pharaonic / Ben Haring -- Administration and law : Graeco-Roman / Willy Clarysse -- The economy : Pharaonic / Christopher Eyre -- The economy : Graeco-Roman / Dennis Kehoe -- Settlements : distribution, structure, architecture : Pharaonic / G.D. Mumford -- Settlements : distribution, structure, architecture : Graeco-Roman / Paola Davoli -- Transport in ancient Egypt / R.B. Partridge -- Science and technology : Pharaonic / Corinna Rossi -- Science and technology : Alexandrian / T.E. Rihll -- Military institutions and warfare : Pharaonic / A.J. Spalinger -- Military institutions and warfare : Graeco-Roman / Nigel Pollard -- Social structure and daily life : Pharaonic / Elizabeth Frood -- Social structure and daily life : Graeco-Roman / E. Cruz-Uribe -- Religion in society : Pharaonic / Kasia Szpakowska -- Religion in society : Graeco-Roman / David Frankfurter.; v. 2. Language, scripts, and literacy / J.P. Allen -- Middle Kingdom literature / Roland Enmarch -- New Kingdom literature / Gerald Moers -- Late Period literature / Kim Ryholt -- Coptic and coptic literature / Leo Dupuydt -- Greek literature in Egypt / A.D. Morrison -- Temple architecture and decorative systems / Penelope Wilson -- Mortuary architecture and decorative systems / Aidan Dodson -- Early dynastic art and iconography / Stan Hendrickx, Frank Förster -- Old Kingdom sculpture / Hourig Sourouzan -- Sculpture of the Middle Kingdom / Rita E. Freed -- New Kingdom sculpture / Betsy M. Bryan -- Late Period sculpture / Edna R. Russman -- Ptolemaic and Romano-Egyptian sculpture / Sally-Ann Ashton -- Pharaonic painting through the New Kingdom / Betsy M. Bryan -- Mosaics and paintings in Graeco-Roman Egypt / Helen Whitehouse -- Egyptian art in late antiquity / Thelma K. Thomas -- The reception of Pharaonic Egypt in classical antiquity / Alan B. Boyd -- The reception of Egypt in Europe / Andrew Bednardski -- The reception of Pharaonic Egypt in Islamic Egypt / Michael Cooperson -- Ancient Egypt at the museum ; concepts and constructions / Christina Riggs
Chapter Rihll, Tracey E. (2010) Alexandrian science and technology. In: A companion to ancient Egypt (p. 409).
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