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Excerpt from Egyptian Art Introductory Studies The following pages contains a translation of the introductory chapters of Monsieur Capart's Leçons sur l'Art égyptien. Some few remarks are necessary to explain the origin of the work, and also of this partial translation. In 1903 the University of Liège introduced a course of ancient art and archæology, and a similar course of study was at the same time instituted in Brussels, Monsieur Capart being appointed professor at both places. For the purpose of his lectures he drew up a series of studies embracing the entire range of Oriental art in which the predominating influence was naturally Egyptian. The practical experience gained over a number of years resulted in considerable additions and modifications to the original scheme, which benefited by each successive improvement. Monsieur Capart's wide knowledge and experience, coupled with the unrivalled series of documents which he has amassed, should form a basis for a more comprehensive study of ancient Oriental art than has ever been attempted hitherto. In 1914 the war brought these academic courses to a standstill, but fortunately it was found possible to resume them in 1916, but in a more condensed form. These we now have in the Leçons. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.