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Egyptian decorative art

Chapter 1: EGYPTIAN DECORATIVE ART A COURSE OF LECTURES DELIVERED AT THE ROYAL INSTITUTION
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A sequence of lectures examines the elements and development of Egyptian ornament, tracing how hieroglyphic writing, craft techniques, and architectural forms shaped decorative motifs. Organized by theme—geometrical, natural, structural, and symbolic ornament—it analyzes patterns such as spirals, frets, chequers, lotus and papyrus plant forms, rosettes, borders, cornices, and animal and religious emblems like the uraeus and scarab. The work discusses sources and probable transmission of designs, the interplay between form and function, and how motifs adapt across media from small objects to monumental architecture.

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Title: Egyptian decorative art

A course of lectures delivered at the Royal Institution

Author: W. M. Flinders Petrie

Release date: February 16, 2023 [eBook #70049]

Language: English

Original publication: United Kingdom: Methuen & Co., Ltd, 1895

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EGYPTIAN
DECORATIVE ART
A COURSE OF LECTURES
DELIVERED AT
THE ROYAL INSTITUTION

BY
W. M. FLINDERS PETRIE, D.C.L.
EDWARDS PROFESSOR OF EGYPTOLOGY, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON
SECOND EDITION
METHUEN & CO., LTD.
36 ESSEX STREET, W.C.
LONDON
First Published October 1895
Second Edition 1920