The Pyramids and Temples of Gizeh - Brossura

Petrie, William Matthew Flinders

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1108065724 ISBN 13: 9781108065726

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2013

Riassunto

Published in 1883, this landmark survey included the first accurate measurements taken of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

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Descrizione del libro

A pioneering Egyptologist, Flinders Petrie (1853–1942) excavated over fifty sites, trained a generation of archaeologists, and brought his subject to a wider audience. Published in 1883, this landmark survey includes the first accurate measurements of the Great Pyramid of Giza. These findings are still used as a reference.

Contenuti

Introduction; 1. Objects and means; 2. Instruments; 3. Methods of measurement; 4. Excavations; 5. Co-ordinates; 6. Outside of Great Pyramid; 7. Inside of Great Pyramid; 8. Outside of Second Pyramid; 9. Inside of Second Pyramid; 10. Outside of Third Pyramid; 11. Inside of Third Pyramid; 12. Lesser pyramids of Gizeh; 13. Position and orientation of the pyramids; 14. The granite temple, etc.; 15. Tombs of Gizeh; 16. Notes on other pyramids; 17. Historical notes; 18. Architectural ideas of the pyramid builders; 19. Mechanical methods of the pyramid builders; 20. Values of the cubit and digit; 21. Theories compared with facts; 22. History of the Great Pyramid, and its design; 23. Appendices; Index.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1108065724
• ISBN 13: 9781108065726
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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