The canonical tradition in ancient Egyptian art /
Davis, Whitney,
The canonical tradition in ancient Egyptian art / Whitney Davis. - xx, 272 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. - Cambridge new art history and criticism . - Cambridge new art history and criticism .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-267) and index.
Introduction -- The canonical representation of figures and groups -- Variability, convention, and laws -- The order of iconography -- Academic production -- The emergence of canonical conventions -- The explanation of invariance: toward a history of the authority of the canonical image. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
0521365902 9780521365901
89000679
Art, Egyptian--Themes, motives
Art, Ancient--Themes, motives.--Egypt
Composition (Art)
N5350 / .D34 1989
709.32
The canonical tradition in ancient Egyptian art / Whitney Davis. - xx, 272 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. - Cambridge new art history and criticism . - Cambridge new art history and criticism .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-267) and index.
Introduction -- The canonical representation of figures and groups -- Variability, convention, and laws -- The order of iconography -- Academic production -- The emergence of canonical conventions -- The explanation of invariance: toward a history of the authority of the canonical image. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
0521365902 9780521365901
89000679
Art, Egyptian--Themes, motives
Art, Ancient--Themes, motives.--Egypt
Composition (Art)
N5350 / .D34 1989
709.32