Masking the Blow

Berkeley:(1992): University of California Press. First Edition. Large Octavo. 300pp. Illustrated with b&w photographs and line drawings. Folding chart. A reinterpretation of images carved on ivory knife handles and schist cosmetic palettes, including the Narmer Palette, often considered the very inception of ancient Egyptian canonical image making in the dynastic Pharaonic tradition. Many of these images were often incorrectly… Read more about this item

Berkeley : University of California Press, 1992. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: California Studies in the History of Art ; 30. Physical description:xvii, 299 pages, 26 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-296) and index. Contents: History and the scene of representation… Read more about this item

University of California Press, 1992. Hardcover. As new, clean, tight & bright condition, with bright and crisp dust jacket. 299pp.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1992. 1st edition. As New. large octavo. hardback with dust jacket xviii + 299pp., b/w plates, text ills., maps, appendix, bibliog., index, A reinterpretation of images carved on ivory knife handles and schist cosmetic palettes, including the Narmer Palette, often considered the very inception of ancient Egyptian canonical image making in the… Read more about this item

Hardback. Very Good.

U. of California Press, 1992. First edition, first printing. Fine in fine dust jacket, in mylar cover..

University of California Press, 1992. Hardcover. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of California Press, 1992-12-07. Hardcover. Good.

University of California Press, 1992-12-07. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.