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.

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Art, Egyptian--Themes, motives
Art, Ancient--Themes, motives.--Egypt
Composition (Art)

N5350 / .D34 1989

709.32