Автор:Steffen Wenig Год: 1969 Издание:Edition Leipzig Страниц: 172 ISBN: [не указан] During ancient times the unique and enchanting country of Egypt drew foreigners into its spell. The customs of the Egyptians, their art and culture, aroused, above all, the interest and travelling urge of the ancient writers and scholars. Today the past of this country attracts modern man in a more unique way than all other civilizations of the ancient Orient. It is not only the mystery, monumentality or even splendour, but primarily the clear artistic expressiveness and constructive manner of representation characterized by its lack of perspectives that agrees with the artistic taste of our rationally disposed contemporaries. As a result of this far-reaching and still growing interest many popular books dealing with Ancient Egypt are written every year throughout the world. If the publishers and author have decided to enlarge the wide range by yet another opus of this sort, it is with the intention of introducing to the reader a special subject about which relatively little...
