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A history of art in ancient Egypt (1883)

Perrot, Georges, 1832-1914, Chipiez, Charles, 1835-1901, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · London, Chapman and Hall, Limited · leaf 423

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have now beenspeaking, can only be guessed at. Our best advice to thosewho wish to thoroughly appreciate their beauty, is to examinethem in the museums where they are exposed. But even in theblack and white of our draughtsman the excellent taste whichanimated the Egyptian jeweller may be fairly… … Fig. 321.—Ivory Plaque. Boulak. and amplitude of these designs. Their originality, too, is stronglybrought out by their affinity to the style and decoration of thegreat national buildings ; we might almost be tempted to thinkthat their designs and colour compositions were supplied byarchitects. The…

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