Ancient Egyptian calligraphy a beginner's guide to writing hieroglyphs by Henry George Fischer, Lila Acheson Wallace Research Curator in Egyptology, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fischer, Henry George, author.

Contributor:

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egyptian language--Writing, Hieroglyphic--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Egyptian language.

Egyptian language--Writing, Hieroglyphic.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals

Instructional and educational works

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 68 pages) illustrations

Edition:

Third edition

Place of Publication:

New York The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1988

Summary:

"The aim of this book is twofold: first, to provide beginning students with step-by-step guidance in drawing hieroglyphs; and secondly, to supplement the observations of Gardiner in the Sign List at the back of his Egyptian Grammar. The examples include all 24 of the common forms of "alphabetic" (monoconsonantal) signs, and a selection of other signs that are either difficult to draw or that call for additional comment - a total of about 200 in all. Comparative material, emphasizing Old Kingdom models, is presented in 175 line drawings. By familiarizing themselves with this material, along with the points made in the Introduction, students will, at the same time, learn a good deal about hieroglyphic palaeography"--Publisher's description

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-68)

Description based on print version record

Other Format:

Print version Fischer, Henry George. Ancient Egyptian calligraphy.

OCLC:

856653875