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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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