Bibliograph

Michelangelo, the Vatican frescoes, Pierluigi De Vecchi ; with an essay on the restoration by Gianluigi Colalucci

Type

Label

Michelangelo, the Vatican frescoes, Pierluigi De Vecchi ; with an essay on the restoration by Gianluigi Colalucci

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-269) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Michelangelo

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

35249504

Responsibility statement

Pierluigi De Vecchi ; with an essay on the restoration by Gianluigi Colalucci

Sub title

the Vatican frescoes

Summary

This complete handbook reveals the secrets of the hieroglyphic writing of the Nile Valley, which provides a still-vivid snapshot of the gods, the people, and the everyday life of the Ancient Egyptians. Both literal and highly lyrical, hieroglyphics bring alive a distant world, with descriptions of the natural environment, the art, the society, the religious beliefs, and even the philosophical basis of a culture that flourished 5,000 years ago. Presenting and explainingalmost 600 of the figures used in the classic phase of Egypt's "sacred writing," this fascinating volume traces the origins and the meaning of each sign, as well as its graphic stylization. An opening essay reveals the secrets of the hieroglyphic system, including its development and its structural characteristics, and emphasizes the sacred, evocative, even magical power of the form, which - unlike our own abstract alphabet - is immediate and expressive. Concluding the

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