Masking the Blow : The Scene of Representation in Late Prehistoric Egyptian Art / Whitney Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Whitney, author.

Series:

California studies in the history of art ; Volume 30.

California Studies in the History of Art Series ; Volume 30

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Prehistoric--Egypt--Themes, motives.

Art, Prehistoric.

Art, Egyptian--Themes, motives.

Art, Egyptian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : University of California Press, [1992]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1992.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

List of Illustrations

Preface

Chronological Table

CHAPTER 1. History and the Scene of Representation

CHAPTER 2. Outside the Scene

CHAPTER 3. Circling the Scene

CHAPTER 4. Entering the Scene

CHAPTER 5. Failing to See on Contested Ground

CHAPTER 6. In the Morgue

CHAPTER 7. Looking Back

CHAPTER 8. About-Face

CHAPTER 9. In the Wild

Appendix: Pictorial Narrative

Notes

Bibliographic Note

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520322615

0520322614

OCLC:

1198931012