Egyptian decorative art : $b A course of lectures delivered at the Royal Institution

Name: Egyptian decorative art : $b A course of lectures delivered at the Royal Institution
Author: Petrie, W. M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders)

Petrie, W. M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders) · 1942

_SOURCES OF DECORATION_ PAGE EGYPTIAN TASTE FOR DECORATION 1 DECORATIVE WRITING OF HIEROGLYPHS 3 ORIGIN OF PATTERNS 5 PROBABILITY OF COPYING 6 GEOMETRICAL ORNAMENT 9 NATURAL ORNAMENT 10 STRUCTURAL ORNAMENT 10 SYMBOLIC ORNAMENT 11 THE LINE AND ZIGZAG 12 THE SPOT 15 THE WAVE 16 THE SPIRAL 17 THE CONTINUOUS SPIRAL 21 SPIRAL SURFACE PATTERNS 28 QUADRUPLE SPIRALS 31 FRETS 35 GREEK SPIRALS 38 SPIRAL BORDERS 40 CHEQUERS 44 STITCH PATTERNS 46 CIRCLES 47…

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