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Detailed description :Des creux et des bosses

Des creux et des bosses

Author(s): Geneviève  Pierrat

€ 6.10 tax included

The Egyptians used incredibly ingenious means to render blocks of stone so lifelike! Their agile fingers produced silhouettes of men and animals, decorated chapel walls with lively scenes. How did they do it? By carving the stone at varying depths to create soft or more pronounced relief work.

Series

Chercheurs d’art

Technical details

20 pages, spiral-bound, 15 x 18.5 cm, 31 color and black-and-white illustrations.

Publication date

1991

Period

Ancient Egypt
ISBN French2-7118-2442-X
French only


Co-publisher(s)

Réunion des Musées Nationaux