author
Charles Chipiez
1835–1901
An architect and historian of the ancient world, he helped readers picture lost civilizations through vivid reconstructions and careful scholarship. His work with Georges Perrot made the architecture of Egypt, Persia, and the ancient Near East accessible to a wide audience.
4 Audiobooks
A history of art in Chaldæa & Assyria, Vol. 2 (of 2)
by Georges Perrot, Charles Chipiez
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. 2 (of 2)
by Georges Perrot, Charles Chipiez
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. 1 (of 2)
by Georges Perrot, Charles Chipiez
A history of art in Chaldæa & Assyria, Vol. 1 (of 2)
by Georges Perrot, Charles Chipiez
About the author
Born in 1835, Charles Chipiez was a French architect, architectural historian, and archaeologist whose writing focused on the art and buildings of the ancient world. He taught at the École Spéciale d'Architecture in Paris and was also involved in public education and design work in France.
He is best remembered for his collaboration with the historian Georges Perrot on major illustrated studies of ancient civilizations. Those books combined historical research with architectural analysis and reconstructed drawings, helping readers imagine how long-vanished palaces, temples, and cities may once have looked.
Chipiez died in 1901. Although he is not a household name today, his books remained influential for their ambitious attempt to join scholarship, architecture, and visual storytelling.