Art and eternity : the Nefertari wall paintings conservation project, 1986-1992 / Miguel Angel Corzo and Mahasti Afshar, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Corzo, Miguel Angel.

Afshar, Mahasti Ziai.

Getty Conservation Institute.

Hayʼat al-Āthār al-Miṣrīyah.

Language:

Arabic

English

Subjects (All):

Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian--Conservation and restoration--Egypt--Thebes (Extinct city).

Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian.

Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian--Conservation and restoration.

Egypt--Thebes (Extinct city).

Mural painting and decoration, Ancient--Conservation and restoration--Egypt--Thebes (Extinct city).

Mural painting and decoration, Ancient.

Mural painting and decoration, Ancient--Conservation and restoration.

Nefertari, Queen, consort of Ramses II, King of Egypt--Tomb.

Nefertari.

Nefertari, Queen, consort of Ramses II, King of Egypt.

Physical Description:

149, 9 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 28 cm

Other Title:

Fann wa-al-ḥayāh al-sarmadīyah.

Place of Publication:

[Santa Monica, Calif.] : J. Paul Getty Trust, [1993]

Summary:

This is the final report on the conservation of the wall paintings in the tomb of Nefertari in the Valley of Queens, Egypt. This highly successful collaborative venture brought together scientists and conservators from all over the world to address the problems facing one of the most beautiful monuments of antiquity. The painstaking process that saved this cultural treasure in situ is documented here by those most intimately involved in its rescue. Other articles deal with the archaeology of the Valley, the iconography of the tomb, the original techniques and materials used by the artists, photographic documentation of the wall paintings, and literary sources for their study.

Notes:

Last 9 p. in Arabic.

Back cover title in Arabic: al-Fann wa-al-ḥayāh al-sarmadīyah.

"A joint project of the Getty Conservation Institute and the Egyptian Antiquities Organization."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0892361301

OCLC:

27642043