The arts and crafts of ancient Egypt . igures, are leftquite untouched, as an outline cannot be takenseriously which is dependent on the block-maker vi PREFACE clearing a white or black ground. This latter treat-ment, unfortunately, puts out of artistic use many ofthe lavishly spaced plates of the Cairo Catalogue,where art is subjected to bibliophily. The liberalpolicy of all publications and photographs of theCairo Museum being free of copyright, has enabledme to use many of the excellent untouched photo-graphs of Brugsch Pasha and others. My bestthanks are due to Freiherr von Bissing and the
The arts and crafts of ancient Egypt . igures, are leftquite untouched, as an outline cannot be takenseriously which is dependent on the block-maker vi PREFACE clearing a white or black ground. This latter treat-ment, unfortunately, puts out of artistic use many ofthe lavishly spaced plates of the Cairo Catalogue,where art is subjected to bibliophily. The liberalpolicy of all publications and photographs of theCairo Museum being free of copyright, has enabledme to use many of the excellent untouched photo-graphs of Brugsch Pasha and others. My bestthanks are due to Freiherr von Bissing and thepublisher of his Denkmaeler Aegypt, Sculptur, forpermission to use figures 39, 44, 46, 48, 62, 111, and112 from that work. Over a third of the illustra-tions here are from my own photographs not yetpublished, and principally taken for this volume. W. M. F. P. PERIODS AND KINGS REFERRED TOIN THIS VOLUME Earlykings. Pyramidage : OldKingdom. MiddleKingdom. Dynasty. Names. NewKingdom. 8000-55005500-5400 50004900-47004700-45004400-42004100-4000 3800 35003400-3300 V XIX. XX. XXI. XXII. XXIII, XXX. Narmer, Mena, Zer, Khasekhem, . Zeser, Senoferu, Khufu, Khafra, Menkaura, Noferarkara, Unas, Pepy II, ... Khety, .... AntefV,. Senusert I, Senusert II, Sen- usert III,Amenemhat III, . . 3300-3259 Hor, 3200 Aahmes, Queens Aah-hotep, 1587-1562 Aahmes,Tahutmes I, Tahutmes II, Hat- 1541-1481 shepsut,Tahutmes III, Amenhotep II, Ta- 1481-1414 hutmes IV,Amenhotep III, Akhenaten, Tut- 1414-1344 ankhamen,Sety I, Ramessu II, Merenptah, . 1326-1214Sety II, Tausert, .... 1214-1203Ramessu III, IV, XII, . . 1202-1129 Isiemkheb, 1050 Shishak kings, .... 952-749Pedubast, Pefaabast, . . 755-725Amenardys, Taharqa, Tanutamen, 720-664 Aahmes II, 570-526 Nekhthorheb (Nectanebo), . 378-361Cleopatra Cocce, .... 130-106 640 viii CONTENTS CHAP. I. THE CHARACTER OF EGYPTIAN ART ? 2. THE PERIODS AND SCHOOLS 3. THE STATUARY ...
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