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Title: Ancient Egyptian calligraphy: A beginner's guide to writing hieroglyphs by Henry George Fischer ISBN: 0-87099-337-2 Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art Pub. Date: 1983 Format: Unknown Binding

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Average Customer Rating: 4.83 (6 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: A great book
Comment: The best I guide to practice your hieroglyphic calligraphy. I love it.

Rating: 5
Summary: The best I could find
Comment: 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".

Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Guide
Comment: As others have said, this volume is slim and thankfully clear and concise. The glyphs are simplified to make them easier to draw, but still recognizably hieroglyphs (as opposed to cursive forms or hieratic-- and sometimes clearer than Faulkner). There are many larger illustrations that show the glyph in more naturalistic form; these are quite interesting. When the forms varied significantly over time, all versions are shown (i.e., Old Kingdom form, Middle and New Kingdom form(s).) It's very helpful, for writing and reading.

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