Lecture: "Picturing the Past: An Introduction to Digital Epigraphy from an Egyptological Perspective"

Presentation Date: 

Monday, November 4, 2013

Lecture given at the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World.

Clear, accurate, and aesthetically pleasing illustrations are an indispensable part of the epigrapher's and archaeologist's toolkit. This talk explores the history, development, and current methodology behind archaeological illustration as applied to Egyptology, but applicable to some degree to other fields as well. Egyptian epigraphy is defined as the creation of facsimile line drawings of wall scenes and inscriptions for publication—in both traditional, and now electronic forms. Digital methods will be demonstrated using high-resolution photographs and Adobe Illustrator. Further applications, such as texture-mapping onto 3D reconstructions of Giza tomb walls, will round out the talk. For the lecture video, click here.