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| Name: | Analyzing Symbols in Artifacts: The Souvenir of Egypt |
| ID: | m13029 |
| Language: | English (en) |
| Summary: | "Analyzing Symbols in Artifacts," section 5 of the 6-part course on "The Souvenir of Egypt," examines the symbols appearing in the imagery of a decorative silk focused on Egypt. Here, we will discuss how to interpret the meaning of each symbol in the silk using a variety of print and online resources. We not only explore the possible meanings of the various symbols, but also explain how to conduct research into cultural history. |
| Keywords: | art & artifacts, dictionaries, Egypt, encyclopedias, history, library resources, online research, orientalism, ornamental motifs, reference section, Souvenir of Egypt, symbolic themes, TIMEA, Travelers in the Middle East Archive, visual culture |
| Document Type: | -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN |
| License: | Creative Commons Attribution License |
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| Authors: | David Getman (dpgetman@rice.edu), Paula Sanders (sanders@rice.edu) |
| Copyright Holders: | David Getman (dpgetman@rice.edu), Paula Sanders (sanders@rice.edu) |
| Maintainers: | David Getman (dpgetman@rice.edu), Paula Sanders (sanders@rice.edu), Lisa Spiro (lspiro@sparta.rice.edu) |
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| Version: | 1.9 (history) |
| Created: | Sep 17, 2005 9:52 pm GMT-5 |
| Revised: | Oct 8, 2006 6:52 am GMT-5 |
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Getman, D.; Sanders, P. Analyzing Symbols in Artifacts: The Souvenir of Egypt, Connexions Web site. http://cnx.org/content/m13029/1.9/, Oct 8, 2006.
Getman D, Sanders P. Analyzing Symbols in Artifacts: The Souvenir of Egypt [Connexions Web site]. October 8, 2006. Available at: http://cnx.org/content/m13029/1.9/.
Getman, D., & Sanders, P. (2006, October 8). Analyzing Symbols in Artifacts: The Souvenir of Egypt. Retrieved from the Connexions Web site: http://cnx.org/content/m13029/1.9/
Getman, David, and Paula Sanders. "Analyzing Symbols in Artifacts: The Souvenir of Egypt." Connexions. October 8, 2006. http://cnx.org/content/m13029/1.9/.
David Getman and Paula Sanders, "Analyzing Symbols in Artifacts: The Souvenir of Egypt," Connexions, October 8, 2006, http://cnx.org/content/m13029/1.9/.
Getman, D., & Sanders, P. 2006. Analyzing Symbols in Artifacts: The Souvenir of Egypt. Connexions, October 8, 2006. http://cnx.org/content/m13029/1.9/.
Getman, David, and Paula Sanders. Analyzing Symbols in Artifacts: The Souvenir of Egypt. Connexions. 8 Oct. 2006 <http://cnx.org/content/m13029/1.9/>.
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This work is licensed by David Getman and Paula Sanders under a Creative Commons License.
Last edited by Lisa Spiro on Oct 8, 2006 6:52 am GMT-5.