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A Short History Of The Egyptian Obelisks
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Author : William Ricketts Cooper
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1877
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A Short History Of The Egyptian Obelisks
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Author : W. Cooper
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-09-05
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An excerpt from the beginning of Chapter I. Characteristics of an Obelisk: OF all the monuments of Egypt the most striking and the most characteristic are the Obelisk and the Pyramid; both of them solar emblems: the one significant of the rising, and the other of the setting sun; and both alike dating from that pre-historic period of civilization which was in perfection ere the Father of the Faithful had descended from Ur of the Chaldees, or the Turanian races of India were oppressed by their Aryan brethren. For so long a succession of centuries has the Obelisk been admired and copied in the various cities of Africa, Asia, and Europe; Alexandria, Constantinople, and Rome, that the original peculiarities of the structure itself have been occasionally lost sight of: and any single vertical monument that could not be exactly described as a column, has been set down as an obelisk. Hence there is still in popular acceptance some inaccuracy as to the exact form that an obelisk should assume: and it becomes necessary at once to define what an obelisk is, and what it is not as to external form, before we proceed to examine the intention of its symbolism. An obelisk, or tekhen, to give it its Egyptian name, then, is a monument composed of a single quadrangular upright stone, having its four faces inclined towards each other; and in section, all its angles, right angles, and all its sides; parallel to each other ; its height is not less than that of ten diameters, taken at the base; and its apex is abruptly terminated by a small pyramidion, whose faces are inclined at about an angle of sixty degrees. The obelisk is generally supported upon a quadrangular base, the height of which is approximately that of a cube and a half, and which is also, like the obelisk, composed of a single stone, this base is further supported by two broad and deep steps. It is not necessary that the four sides of either obelisk or base ' have in section the same width, provided that each opposite side is exactly equal; but it is necessary that jail the lines of the monument be right lines; and that it should have no more than four sides. A polygonal, or a cylindrical monolith is not an obelisk; on the other hand, obelisks may be either inscribed or uninscribed; but the ornamentation is never in relief, other than the low sunken relief used in Egyptian art, and known as incavo relievo; and the inscription is always vertical with the lines of the monument, and not horizontal. It must be added, also, that entasis or that slight curvature of all long lines, which is so marked a feature in classic architecture, is wholly foreign to the design of an obelisk in the best period of Pharaohnic art.
Egyptian Obelisks
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Author : Henry Honeychurch Gorringe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1885
Egyptian Obelisks written by Henry Honeychurch Gorringe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1885 with Obelisks categories.
"A deluxe book produced at the point that Harroun and Bierstadt dissolved their business ... The Artotypes in this book are some of the finest produced by Bierstadt. The pictorial record of this engineering feat is remarkable in itself; casing and tilting the obelisk, loading it into the side of the ship by removing part of the hull, pulling it out on a special dock in the Hudson and then moving it by custom made rail from the river to the site next to the Metropolitan Museum. The illustrations show the hieroglyphics, now mostly lost due to New York's polluted air, bright and clear."--Hanson Collection catalog, p. 82
The Egyptian Obelisks
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Author : John Henry Parker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1879
The Egyptian Obelisks written by John Henry Parker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1879 with Architecture, Roman categories.
A Short History Of The Egyptian Obelisks
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Author : François Joseph Chabas
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2024-06-27
A Short History Of The Egyptian Obelisks written by François Joseph Chabas and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-27 with Fiction categories.
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A Short History Of The Egyptian Obelisks
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Author : William Ricketts Cooper
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2015-06-05
A Short History Of The Egyptian Obelisks written by William Ricketts Cooper and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-05 with History categories.
Excerpt from A Short History of the Egyptian Obelisks In the following pages I have endeavoured to arrange, in something like consecutive order, all that is definitely known concerning the History of the Egyptian Obelisks generally; and more particularly of those now standing. To do this it has been necessary to compare the accounts of many writers, and the measurements of various authors, but the result of such a comparison is far from satisfactory; in truth there is very little agreement between them; and there are several statements which cannot be reconciled with each other. Under these difficulties, I have had to rely chiefly upon the measurements of Bonomi,he being professionally a sculptor as well as an Egyptologist, and, therefore, possessing a double guarantee against liability to errors of detail. With regard to the identifications of the obelisks mentioned by Pliny with those now standing in Rome, it is hardly possible to be quite certain as to any special monument, except perhaps the Obelisk of the Circus Maximus. The original text of Pliny is very vague, and the judgment of Zoega is not wholly to be depended upon. 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.
The Egyptian Obelisks
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Author : John Henry Parker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1876
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The Twelve Egyptian Obelisks In Rome
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Author : John Henry Parker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1879
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Cleopatra S Needle
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Author : Sir Erasmus Wilson
language : en
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Release Date : 1877
Cleopatra S Needle written by Sir Erasmus Wilson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1877 with Ancient Egypt categories.
The Asw N Obelisk
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Author : Reginald Engelbach
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-09-04
The Asw N Obelisk written by Reginald Engelbach and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-04 with Fiction categories.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Aswân Obelisk" (With some remarks on the Ancient Engineering) by Reginald Engelbach. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.