3 ART, HISTORY, SPIRITUALITY BOOKS
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3 ART, HISTORY, SPIRITUALITY BOOKS |
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Art Sea Ups and Downs. Shiva: An Introduction. Tutankhamun: His Tomb and its Treasures.
9" X 11 1/2"
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Image 1:
TUTANKHAMUN
HIS TOMB AND ITS TREASURES
SHIVA
An Introduction
Devdutt Pattanaik
TUTANKHAMUN
HIS
TOMB
AND
ITS
TREASURES
SHIVA
An
Introduction
Devdutt
Pattanaik
Image 2:
With
graph
of Art
103 P
Harry
Text b
Forew
Editor: Katharine Stoddert Gilbert
Metro
FOREWORD
Designer: Alvin Grossman
DIRECTOR
Never
Harry Burton’s black and white photographs,
THE METROPOL
of Egy
made in the course of the excavation of the tomb,
splend
were printed from the original glass negatives
legend
by the Metropolitan Museum’s Photograph Studio.
magni
Photographer’s Note: Every photographic exercise
of this nature and scope involves contributions,
ment F
often spontaneous, by several persons. My
in The
appreciation is expressed in this instance to
"Th
Christine Roussel, Christine Lilyquist, Ken Kay,
rarity;
Richard Morsches, and William
With
graph
of
Art
103
P
Harry
Text
b
Forew
Editor:
Katharine
Stoddert
Gilbert
Metro
FOREWORD
Designer:
Alvin
Grossman
THOMAS
DIRECTOR
Never
Harry
Burton’s
black
and
white
photographs,
THE
METROPOL
of
Egy
made
in
the
course
of
the
excavation
of
the
tomb,
splend
were
printed
from
the
original
glass
negatives
legend
by
the
Metropolitan
Museum’s
Photograph
Studio.
magni
Photographer’s
Note:
Every
photographic
exercise
of this
nature
and
scope
involves
contributions,
ment
often
spontaneous,
by
several
persons.
My
in
The
appreciation
is
expressed
in
this
instance
to
"Th
Christine
Roussel,
Christine
Lilyquist,
Ken
Kay,
rarity;
Richard
Morsches,
and
William
Image 3:
From early times documents in
ink were written
on papyrus,
the name of the material
Egyptian scribes wrote with
from
brushes, not pens. The brushes
the pith of the papyrus rush. cut
were made of short, slender
in long, thin slices laid
stems of rushes, the tips of which
side by
were cut at a slant, like a chisel,
the slices laid horizontally and
and then chewed by the scribe to
separate the individual fibers.
In Tutankhamun’s time the
From
early
times
documents
in
ink
were
written
on
papyrus,
the
name
of
the
material
Egyptian
scribes
wrote
with
from
which
our
word
"paper"
de-
It was
made
in
sheets
from
brushes,
not
pens.
The
brushes
the
pith
of the
papyrus
rush.
cut
were
made
of
short,
slender
in
thin
slices
laid
stems
of
rushes,
the
tips
which
side
two
one
layer
with
side
by
were
cut
at a
slant,
like
a
chisel,
the
slices
laid
horizontally
and
and
then
chewed
by
the
scribe
to
the
other
layers
separate
the
individual
fibers.
In
Tutankhamun’s
time
the
Image 4:
Exploits of Shiva
Chapter V
World
Churning primeval gods waters of waters. fabulous living of life. decided the as machine. to as who celestial the Poison cosmos drinks nectar, amrita itself. containing it, gods
The immortal, essence wanted erected celestial The divine which pulled The staff, began faster. waters Adityas first turtle. to Foam it the began once desperately. all twist one stretched serpent’s which and On gathered way, to and Amrita Anyone its curdle. Daityas, long back twirl, then into tail at is churn and infinity; the the slowly gods Its neck other. base placed base out of at
Exploits
of
Shiva
Chapter
World
Churning
primeval
gods
waters
of
fabulous
living
of
decided
the
as
machine.
to
as
who
celestial
the
Poison
cosmos
drinks
nectar,
amrita
containing
it,
gods
The
immortal,
essence
wanted
erected
celestial
The
divine
which
pulled
The
staff,
began
waters
Adityas
first
turtle.
to
Foam
it
the
began
once
desperately.
all
twist
one
stretched
serpent’s
which
and
On
gathered
way,
to
and
Amrita
Anyone
its
curdle.
Daityas,
long
back
twirl,
then
into
tail
at
is
churn
and
infinity;
the
the
slowly
gods
Its
neck
other.
base
placed
base
out
of
at
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