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Proportion and style in ancient Egyptian art

Robins, Gay1994
Book
Presents a comprehensive account of the squared grids used by the artists of ancient Egypt to achieve acceptable proportions for standing, sitting and kneeling human figures. It traces the development of the system from its origins in the Old Kingdom to the Late and Ptolemaic periods.
Main title:
Proportion and style in ancient Egyptian art / Gay Robins ; drawings by Ann S. Fowler.
Imprint:
London : Thames and Hudson, 1994.
Collation:
x,283p.
ISBN:
9780500236802
Dewey class:
709.32q709.32RoQ709.32RO(559)
Local class:
q709.32Ro(559)q709.32Ro
Language:
English
Index terms:
Visual artsEgyptEgyptology;Egyptian artEgyptologyUK-UrTPLEgyptian artUK-UrTPL
BRN:
719064
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