Screen LibraryArchitecture and mathematics in ancient Egypt
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, UK New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2007, c2003. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 1st pbk. ed. |
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| Carrier Form: | xxii, 280 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780521690539 (pbk.) 0521690536 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | TU |
| CLC: | TU-094.11 |
| Call Number: | TU-094.11/R831 |
| Contents: |
"First published 2003 / Reprinted with corrections 2006"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-270) and index. Part I: Proportions in ancient Egyptian architecture. Introduction to Part I : Harmony and proportions in architecture -- 1. In search of "the rule" for ancient Egyptian architecture -- 2. Mathematics and architecture in ancient Egypt -- Part II: Ancient Egyptian sources : construction and representation of space. Introduction to Part II : tradition and variations in ancient Egyptian art and architecture -- 3. Documents on the planning and building process -- 4. Foundation rituals -- Part III: The geometry of pyramids. Introduction to Part III : combining the knowledge -- 5. Symbolic shape and constructional problems -- 6. The proportions of pyramids -- 7. Pyramids and triangles -- An overview -- Appendix: List of Old and Middle Kingdom true pyramids. |