A Manual of Egyptian Pottery, Volume 1: Fayum A - A Lower Egyptian Culture (Aera Field Manual Series) - Softcover

Wodzinska, Anna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0977937046 ISBN 13: 9780977937042

Publisher: Ancient Egypt Research Associates Inc, 2009

Synopsis

This is the first volume in a four-book set covering all Egyptian pottery, ranging from the earliest (Fayum A) ceramics to pottery made in Egypt today, organised by historical periods. The manuals are quick identification guides as well as starting points for more extensive research. For each period, ceramic types are illustrated with a line drawing, accompanied by a description that includes information on the pot's material, manufacturing techniques, surface treatment and shape. Colour plates of representative ceramic types are included to give the clearest sense of the colour, composition and surface treatment. All four volumes provide an extensive list of suggested readings as well as a bibliography for each period. Introductory chapters in each book discuss the basics of pottery manufacture and analysis. This second edition boasts a new, expanded introduction. The first comprehensive guide to Egyptian pottery, this set will prove valuable to students as well as experienced field archaeologists. The volumes come in paperback and spiral-bound versions. The spiral bound versions, with hard laminated covers and tabs, are designed especially for the field and lab.

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Review:

This manual is very useful to those who work in the field as well as in the lab. It is particularly important to students, since it provides a clear and concise approach to study pottery and how to analyse the data.' (Augusto Gayubas PalArch's Journal of Egyptology 7.1, 2010)

About this edition

• Publisher: Ancient Egypt Research Associates Inc
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0977937046
• ISBN 13: 9780977937042
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Number of pages: 225