num_pages: 420
description: A generously illustrated selection of John Baines's influential writings on two core areas of ancient Egyptian the role of writing which was very different in antiquity from what is familiar in the modern world and the importance of visual culture. These questions are explored through a number of case studies. The volume assembles articles that were scattered in publications in a variety of disciplines making available key contributions on core problems of theory comparison and analysis in the study of many civilizations and offering important points of departure for further research. Three wholly new essays are included and the overall approach is an interdisciplinary one synthesizing insights from archaeology anthropology and art history as well as Egyptology.
language: English
title: Visual and Written Culture in Ancient Egypt
publisher: Oxford University Press