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Between Heaven and Earth
Rozenn Bailleul-Lesuer (Ed.)
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Description for Between Heaven and Earth
Paperback. Editor(s): Bailleul-LeSuer, Rozenn. Num Pages: 232 pages, 210 illus. BIC Classification: HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 938.
Issued in conjunction with an exhibit at the Oriental Institute Museum at the University of Chicago, this is the first comprehensive study of birds in ancient Egyptian society, economy, art, and religion. Essays address the role of birds in the religious landscape, their use in hieroglyphic and Coptic scripts, birds as protective symbols, as decorative motifs, and as food. A group of essays on Egyptian Birds and Modern Science presents the newest forensic research on bird mummies. Other articles address bird behavior as shown in Egyptian art and the present state of avifauna in the Nile Valley. The ... Read more
Issued in conjunction with an exhibit at the Oriental Institute Museum at the University of Chicago, this is the first comprehensive study of birds in ancient Egyptian society, economy, art, and religion. Essays address the role of birds in the religious landscape, their use in hieroglyphic and Coptic scripts, birds as protective symbols, as decorative motifs, and as food. A group of essays on Egyptian Birds and Modern Science presents the newest forensic research on bird mummies. Other articles address bird behavior as shown in Egyptian art and the present state of avifauna in the Nile Valley. The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
932g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781885923929
SKU
V9781885923929
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
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