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The symbolic world of Egyptian amulets : from the Jacques-Édouard Berger collection

Title
The symbolic world of Egyptian amulets : from the Jacques-Édouard Berger collection / Philippe Germond ; photography by Truus and Philippe Salomon-de Jong ; [translation, Sasha Trone].
Author
Germond, Philippe.
Publication
Milan : 5 Continents, ©2005.

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Additional Authors
Berger, Jacques-Edouard.
Description
152 pages : color illustrations; 22 cm
Summary
"This book proposes to guide the reader in the exploration of a symbolic universe hidden in the amulets of ancient Egypt, those privileged testimonies of the essential originality and wealth of the Pharaonic civilisation. Small as they are, these items speak to us of a wide variety of topics: the everyday cares of the Nile Valley peasant faced with an environment he has yet to master, the complexity of the pantheon and the sacred bestiary, the subtle physiognomies of royalty." "Adopting the approach first chosen by Jacques-Edouard Berger, prevailingly sensitive to what the object had to 'say', we discover the outcome of an ardent quest for the nefer, the universal divine harmony, through objects bearers of nefer, the expression of all beauty and plenitude. Most of the amulets shown in the book are on exhibit in the Musee de Design et d'Arts Appliques Contemporains (MUDAC) at Lausanne, where the ensemble of the Jacques-Edouard Berger collection is on long-term loan."--BOOK JACKET.
Alternative Title
Egyptian amulets
Subject
  • Berger, Jacques-Edouard > Ethnological collections > Catalogs
  • Berger, Jacques-Edouard
  • Berger, Jacques-Edouard > Sammlung > Katalog
  • Amulets, Egyptian > Private collections > Catalogs
  • Anthropology > Private collections
  • Amulett
  • Amulets, Egyptian
  • Amulett > Ägypten <Altertum> > Sammlung > Katalog
  • Ägypten Altertum
  • Egypt > Antiquities
  • Ägypten <Altertum> > Amulett > Sammlung > Katalog
Genre/Form
Catalogs.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 133)
Contents
Ch. I. The magico-religious mentality of the ancient Egyptian and his representation of the world -- Ch. II. Generalities -- Ch. III. Amulets in the Jacques-Edouard Berger collection -- Plates -- A simplified Egyptian chronology.
ISBN
  • 9788874392445
  • 8874392443
LCCN
  • 2008540218
  • 99813685181
OCLC
  • ocm61218181
  • 61218181
  • SCSB-1390878
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library