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3.0 out of 5 stars A Good Book, Dec 26 2010

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This review is from: Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner`s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs (Hardcover)

I liked this book, but the structure is pretty plain.
I appreciate the ability to learn how to draw the glyphs,
but there wasn't enough description, as an added bonus, to
the glyphs. The book could be improved on further.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great book, Jun 25 2004

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The best I guide to practice your hieroglyphic calligraphy. I love it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best I could find, Mar 13 2004

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This is one of several books on the subject that I bought because I was late on a decorative commission and had to learn how to write hieroglyphs fast. This turned out to be the only book of any value. Using Gardiner's Sign List to organize the symbols into catagories, Fischer first shows a large drawing of the glyph, then shows with a series of sequential sketches how to arrive at the final design. Using his technique, I was able to achieve satisfactory results in a remarkably short time.

Unlike some of the other authors, Fischer does redraw, modify, or try to "reinterpret" the symbols. I compared his hieroglyphs to photographs of tomb and temple walls and found his to be true to the originals.
The 4th edition contains some additional glyphs and information in supplementary references and addenda.
This is a beautifully designed and bound book, worthy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. I use this in conjunction with Wilkinson's "Reading Egyptian Art".

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