A Companion to Ancient Egyptian Art

<i>A Companion to Ancient Egyptian Art</i> presents a comprehensive collection of original essays exploring key concepts, critical discourses, and theories that shape the discipline of ancient Egyptian art.<br /> <br /> <p><i>• Winner of the 2016 PROSE Award for Single Volume Reference in the Humanities & Social Sciences</i><br />• Features contributions from top scholars in their respective fields of expertise relating to ancient Egyptian art<br /> • Provides overviews of past and present scholarship and suggests new avenues to stimulate debate and allow for critical readings of individual art works<br /> • Explores themes and topics such as methodological approaches, transmission of Egyptian art and its connections with other cultures, ancient reception, technology and interpretation,<br /> • Provides a comprehensive synthesis on a discipline that has diversified to the extent that it now incorporates subjects ranging from gender theory to ‘X-ray fluorescence’ and ‘image-based interpretations systems’<br /><br /></p>