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Obelisk : a history
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Obelisk : a history

Author: Brian A Curran; et al
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Burndy Library, 2009.
Series: Burndy Library publications, new ser., no. 2.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Brian A Curran; et al
ISBN: 9780262512701 026251270X
OCLC Number: 239239655
Description: 383 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: The sacred obelisks of ancient Egypt -- The obelisks of Rome -- Survival, revival, transformations: middle ages to renaissance -- The high renaissance: ancient wisdom and imperium -- Moving the Vatican obelisk -- Changing the stone: Egyptology, antiquarianism, and magic -- Baroque readings: Athanasius Kircher and obelisks -- Grandeur: real and delusional -- The eighteenth century: new perspectives -- Napoleon, champollion, and Egypt -- Cleopatra's needles: London and New York -- The twentieth century and beyond.
Series Title: Burndy Library publications, new ser., no. 2.
Responsibility: Brian A. Curran ... [et al.].
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