The Problem of the Obelisks, From a Study of the Unfinished, Obelisk at Aswan
The Problem of the Obelisks, From a Study of the Unfinished, Obelisk at Aswan

Author: Reginald Engelbach

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-25

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9781330384022

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Excerpt from The Problem of the Obelisks, From a Study of the Unfinished, Obelisk at Aswan This book has been written.not only to give the general reader the results of the latest researches on the ages-old problem as to how the obeliks were extracted and erected quarry in 1921 and 1922 have already been published by the Antiquities Department, under the title of The Aswan Obelisk, with some remarks on the Ancient Engineering, of which this is practically a popular edition. 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.

From the Delta to the Cataract
From the Delta to the Cataract

Author: Alejandro Jiménez-Serrano

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-05-26

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9004293450

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This volume in honour of Mohamed el-Bialy offers 22 contributions by his friends and colleagues in appreciation for many years of true cooperation during his long career in Egyptian Archaeology. The articles deal with a wide range of topics and cover a time span from prehistory to the Byzantine Era. Unpublished objects and texts as well as results of most recent field research are presented by leading scholars in archaeology, Egyptology, architectural history and religious studies. The focus on the regions of Aswan and Ancient Thebes reflects the particular research interests of the honoree and his constant efforts to protect the archaeological heritage at these two centers of Ancient Egyptian civilization.

Egypt in Italy
Egypt in Italy

Author: Molly Swetnam-Burland

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-04-06

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1107040485

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This book examines the appetite for Egyptian and Egyptian-looking artwork in Italy during the century following Rome's annexation of Aegyptus as a province. In the early imperial period, Roman interest in Egyptian culture was widespread, as evidenced by works ranging from the monumental obelisks, brought to the capital over the Mediterranean Sea by the emperors, to locally made emulations of Egyptian artifacts found in private homes and in temples to Egyptian gods. Although the foreign appearance of these artworks was central to their appeal, this book situates them within their social, political, and artistic contexts in Roman Italy. Swetnam-Burland focuses on what these works meant to their owners and their viewers in their new settings, by exploring evidence for the artists who produced them and by examining their relationship to the contemporary literature that informed Roman perceptions of Egyptian history, customs, and myths.

Facing the Challenges in Structural Engineering
Facing the Challenges in Structural Engineering

Author: Hugo Rodrigues

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-07-11

Total Pages: 513

ISBN-13: 3319619144

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This edited volume brings together findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of structural engineering, applied to buildings, bridges and infrastructures in general. It focuses on the application of advanced experimental and numerical techniques and new technologies to the built environment. This volume is part of the proceedings of the 1st GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures, Egypt 2017.

Histories of Egyptology
Histories of Egyptology

Author: William Carruthers

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-07-11

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 1135014566

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Histories of Egyptology are increasingly of interest: to Egyptologists, archaeologists, historians, and others. Yet, particularly as Egypt undergoes a contested process of political redefinition, how do we write these histories, and what (or who) are they for? This volume addresses a variety of important themes, the historical involvement of Egyptology with the political sphere, the manner in which the discipline stakes out its professional territory, the ways in which practitioners represent Egyptological knowledge, and the relationship of this knowledge to the public sphere. Histories of Egyptology provides the basis to understand how Egyptologists constructed their discipline. Yet the volume also demonstrates how they construct ancient Egypt, and how that construction interacts with much wider concerns: of society, and of the making of the modern world.