Books by Patrick Salland
Recent studies of ancient Egyptian palatial architecture and literary references to the palace ha... more Recent studies of ancient Egyptian palatial architecture and literary references to the palace have demonstrated that these buildings functioned as a microcosm for the divinely created universe. Yet details about which specific environments within the universe the palace was meant to replicate are scarce. Instead, one must turn to the mechanism that was mostly responsible for transforming these simple mudbrick buildings into complex mythological spaces: the words and images that adorned almost every surface. The walls, floors and ceilings of the royal palaces of the Egyptian New Kingdom were, like many buildings in ancient Egypt, covered with complex visual programs, mostly executed in paint on plaster. For more than a century, these paintings have been regarded as little more than an attempt to create a visually pleasing space for the king. Yet our new understanding of Egyptian palaces, as well as the transformative power of visual programs within Egyptian architecture, suggest that this was not the case.
This dissertation provides first a holistic study to the evidence for image programs from palatial settings. This evidence suggests a number of different motifs used within the palace throughout the Egyptian New Kingdom. The symbolic meanings imbedded in these images of these varying motifs , which are explored in detail, all indicate that palatial wall paintings were designed to replicate a specific space and time as described in Egyptian solar cosmogonies, the eastern horizon at the moment the sun first rose from the primordial waters. In the Egyptian worldview, this mythological location, and the activities carried out within, were the embodiment of the universe in its purest and most perfect form. The placement of the king within the ordered universe at this moment of solar creation provided the king with the legitimacy necessary to rule.
A comprehensive study of faience grape clusters apparently used as architectural adornment specif... more A comprehensive study of faience grape clusters apparently used as architectural adornment specifically used in New Kingdom palaces. The study presents all known excavated examples of these grape clusters before beginning an analysis of their symbolic value in ancient Egyptian art and society and how they might relate to ancient Egyptian concepts of kingship.
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A study of the use of heraldry and personal devices in the architecture of Renaissance Florence. ... more A study of the use of heraldry and personal devices in the architecture of Renaissance Florence. The paper then poses the question as to whether these elements can provide evidence for a greater role of the patron in the production of architectural commissions. The argument is then made that the patron can be regarded as the true "author" of the building, rather than the often anonymous architect.
This paper explores the imagery of grape arbors, a common motif in the visual programs of Egyptia... more This paper explores the imagery of grape arbors, a common motif in the visual programs of Egyptian palaces of the New Kingdom, and identifies the arbor as a symbol of the newly reborn sun god.
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Books by Patrick Salland
This dissertation provides first a holistic study to the evidence for image programs from palatial settings. This evidence suggests a number of different motifs used within the palace throughout the Egyptian New Kingdom. The symbolic meanings imbedded in these images of these varying motifs , which are explored in detail, all indicate that palatial wall paintings were designed to replicate a specific space and time as described in Egyptian solar cosmogonies, the eastern horizon at the moment the sun first rose from the primordial waters. In the Egyptian worldview, this mythological location, and the activities carried out within, were the embodiment of the universe in its purest and most perfect form. The placement of the king within the ordered universe at this moment of solar creation provided the king with the legitimacy necessary to rule.
Drafts by Patrick Salland
This dissertation provides first a holistic study to the evidence for image programs from palatial settings. This evidence suggests a number of different motifs used within the palace throughout the Egyptian New Kingdom. The symbolic meanings imbedded in these images of these varying motifs , which are explored in detail, all indicate that palatial wall paintings were designed to replicate a specific space and time as described in Egyptian solar cosmogonies, the eastern horizon at the moment the sun first rose from the primordial waters. In the Egyptian worldview, this mythological location, and the activities carried out within, were the embodiment of the universe in its purest and most perfect form. The placement of the king within the ordered universe at this moment of solar creation provided the king with the legitimacy necessary to rule.