Sec. 1.  Drawing and composition:—­Supposed Canon of Proportion—­Drawing Materials—­Sketches—­Illustrations to the Book of the Dead—­ Conventional Treatment of Animal and Human Figures—­Naturalistic Treatment—­Composition—­Grouping—­Wall-paintings of Tombs—­A Funerary Feast—­A Domestic Scene—­Military Subjects—­Perspective—­Parallel between a Wall-painting in a Tomb at Sakkarah and the Mosaic of Palestrina

    Sec. 2.  Technical processes:—­The Preparation of Surfaces—­Outline—­
    Sculptors’ Tools—­Iron and Bronze Tools—­Impurity of Iron—­Methods of
    Instruction in Sculpture—­Models—­Methods of cutting Various Stones—­
    Polish—­Painted Sculptures—­Pigments—­Conventional Scale of Colour—­
    Relation of Painting to Sculpture in Ancient Egypt

Sec. 3.  Sculpture:—­The Great Sphinx—­Art of the Memphite School—­Wood- panels of Hesi—­Funerary Statues—­The Portrait-statue and the Double —­Chefs d’oeuvre of the Memphite School—­The Cross-legged Scribe—­Diorite Statue of Khafra—­Rahotep and Nefert—­The Sheikh el Beled—­The Kneeling Scribe—­The Dwarf Nemhotep—­Royal Statues of the Twelfth Dynasty—­Hyksos Sphinxes of Tanis—­Theban School of the Eighteenth Dynasty—­Colossi of Amenhotep III.—­New School of Tel el Amarna—­Its Superior Grace and Truth—­Works of Horemheb—­School of the Nineteenth Dynasty—­Colossi of Rameses II.—­Decadence of Art begins with Merenptah—­Ethiopian Renaissance—­Saite Renaissance—­The Attitudes of Statues—­Saite Innovations—­Greek Influence upon Egyptian Art—­The Ptolemaic and Roman Periods—­The School of Meroe—­Extinction of Egyptian Art

CHAPTER V.

THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS.

Sec. 1.  STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS:—­Precious Stones—­Lapidary Art—­Beads and Amulets—­Scarabaei—­Statuettes—­Libation Tables—­Perfume Vases—­Kohl- pots—­Pottery—­Clay—­Glazes—­Red and Painted Wares—­Ushabtiu—­Funerary Cones—­Painted Vases—­“Canopic” Vases—­Clay Sarcophagi—­Glass—­Its Chemical Constituents—­Clear Glass—­Coloured Glass—­Imitations of Precious Stones in Glass—­Glass Mosaics—­Miniature Objects in Coloured Glass—­Glass Amulets—­Coloured Glass Vases—­Enamels—­The Theban Blue—­ The Enamels of Tell el Amarna—­Enamelled Ushabtiu of Amen Ptahmes—­ Enamelled Tiles of the Step Pyramid at Sakkarah—­Enamelled Tiles of Tell el Yahudeh

    Sec. 2.  WOOD, IVORY, LEATHER; TEXTILE FABRICS:—­Bone and Ivory—­Elephant
    Tusks—­Dyed Ivory—­Egyptian Woods—­Wooden Statuettes—­Statuette of
    Hori—­Statuette of Nai—­Wooden Toilet Ornaments—­Perfume and Unguent
    Spoons—­Furniture—­Chests and Coffers—­Mummy-cases—­Wooden Effigies on
    Mummy Cases—­Huge Outer Cases of Ahmesnefertari and Aahhotep—­Funerary
    Furniture—­Beds—­
;Canopies—­Sledges—­Chairs—­Stools—­Thrones—­
    Textiles—­Methods of Weaving—­Leather—­Breast-bands of Mummies—­
    Patchwork Canopy in Coloured Leather of Princess Isiemkheb—­
    Embroideries—­Muslins—­Celebrated Textiles of Alexandria