Sacred flames : the power of artificial light in ancient Egypt /

""Artificial lighting is one of the earliest tools used by humans. By the time we began to paint cave walls, we were producing lamps consisting of an illuminant, a fat or oil, and a wick, such as a strip of fabric or a piece of reed or wood. Drawing on archaeological, textual, and iconogra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Strong, Meghan E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cairo, Egypt ; New York, NY : The American University in Cairo Press, 2021.
Temas:
Lighting > Egypt.
Lamps > Egypt.
Éclairage > Égypte.
Lampes > Égypte.
HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt
Antiquities.
Lamps.
Lighting.
Egypt > Antiquities.
Égypte > Antiquités.
Egypt.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Half Title Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Archaeology of Light
  • 2 Artificial Lighting in Context
  • 3 The Language of Light
  • 4 Offering Light
  • 5 The Power of Light
  • 6 Accessing the Ancient Egyptian Lightscape
  • Notes
  • References
  • Appendix One: Lighting Devices
  • Appendix Two: Theban Tombs with Light-offering Scenes
  • Index

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