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Obelisk : a history
- Title
- Obelisk : a history / Brian A. Curran [and others].
- Publication
- Cambridge, Mass. : Burndy Library : Distributed by MIT Press, 2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DT62.O2 O53 2009 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Curran, Brian A. (Brian Anthony), 1953-
- Description
- 383 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.
- Series Statement
- Burndy Library publications ; new ser., no. 2
- Uniform Title
- Burndy Library publications ; new ser., no. 2.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-363) and index.
- Contents
- 1. The Sacred Obelisks of Ancient Egypt -- 2. The Obelisks of Rome -- 3. Survival, Revival, Transformations: Middle Ages to Renaissance -- 4. The High Renaissance: Ancient Wisdom and Imperium -- 5. Moving the Vatican Obelisk -- 6. Changing the Stone: Egyptology, Antiquarianism, and Magic -- 7. Baroque Readings: Athanasius Kircher and Obelisks -- 8. Grandeur: Real and Delusional -- 9. The Eighteenth Century: New Perspectives -- 10. Napoleon, Champollion, and Egypt -- 11. Cleopatra's Needles: London and New York -- 12. The Twentieth Century and Beyond -- The Wandering Obelisks: A Cheat Sheet.
- ISBN
- 9780262512701 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 026251270X (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008034163
- 40016595755
- OCLC
- ocn239239655
- 239239655
- SCSB-5466281
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries