Ancient Egypt at the Louvre

by Christiane Ziegler, Guillemette Andreu, Marie-Helene Rutschowscaya

Founded some five thousand years ago, the Egyptian civilization that stretched along the banks of the Nile during the Pharaonic reign is astonishing for its level of refinement and sophistication. For three thousand years, Egyptian craftsmen used highly advanced techniques to produce spectacular works of art. Although governed by strict conventions, they nonetheless reflect such a range of creativity and audacity over the centuries that the quality of these works remains unequaled anywhere else in the world. With the start of the Christian era, Coptic Egypt developed a harmonious art that combined the iconographic expression of the new faith with the Pharaonic past.

260 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1998

About the author

Christiane Ziegler (1942), is a French Egyptologist, curator, director emeritus of the Department of Egyptian Antiquities of the Louvre Museum and editorial director of the archaeological mission from the Louvre Museum at Saqqara, Egypt.

Reviews

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tout ce qui concerne avec les objets de l'Egypte ancienne du Louvre (en France!) se trouve dans ce petit livre qui mesure non moins que trois millimètres. Je suis étonnée qu'il n'y a eu que quarante pages. Mais la taille du texte est si petite qu'on peut estimer qu'il y aura beaucoup d'information sur chaque objets, duquel il y a beaucoup.