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Author | : Bob Brier |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2016-04-21 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1474242944 |
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In the half-century between 1831 and 1881 three massive obelisks left Egypt for new lands. Prior to these journeys, the last large obelisk moved was the Vatican obelisk in 1586 – one of the great engineering achievements of the Renaissance. Roman emperors moved more than a dozen, but left no records of how they did it. The nineteenth-century engineers entrusted with transporting the obelisks across oceans had to invent new methods, and they were far from certain that they would work. As the three obelisks, bound for Paris, London and New York, sailed towards their new homes, the world held its breath. Newspapers reported the obelisks' daily progress, complete with dramatic illustrations of the heroic deeds of the engineers and crews struggling under nearly impossible conditions. When the obelisks finally arrived safely in their new homes, bands played Cleopatra's Needle Waltz and silver obelisk pencils dangled from fashionable ladies' necks. This turbulent era, caught up in obelisk mania, is recreated by Bob Brier in all its glory. Amid astounding tales of engineering dexterity and naval endurance, the individuals involved in transporting the obelisks and receiving them in their future homes are brought to life through their letters and diaries, newspaper articles and illustrations. Written by a renowned Egyptologist and author, this compelling book will fascinate all those interested in Egypt, its iconic monuments and the history of great endeavour.
Author | : George Albert Zabriskie |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 10 |
Release | : 1940 |
Genre | : New York (N.Y.) |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Martina D'Alton |
Publisher | : Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Cleopatra's Needle (New York, N.Y.) |
ISBN | : 0870996800 |
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This delightful book tells the story of how Cleopatra's needle, the popular Egyptian obelisk that is now located in Manhattan's Central Park, came to New York in January of 1881.-- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
Author | : Henry Honeychurch Gorringe |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 1885 |
Genre | : Obelisks |
ISBN | : |
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"A deluxe book produced at the point that Harroun and Bierstadt dissolved their business ... The Artotypes in this book are some of the finest produced by Bierstadt. The pictorial record of this engineering feat is remarkable in itself; casing and tilting the obelisk, loading it into the side of the ship by removing part of the hull, pulling it out on a special dock in the Hudson and then moving it by custom made rail from the river to the site next to the Metropolitan Museum. The illustrations show the hieroglyphics, now mostly lost due to New York's polluted air, bright and clear."--Hanson Collection catalog, p. 82
Author | : Charles Edward Moldenke |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 1891 |
Genre | : Obelisks |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Steven Siebert |
Publisher | : Forge Books |
Total Pages | : 459 |
Release | : 2000-12-15 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1466807571 |
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Dan Rawlins, a world-famous archaeologist working out of New York's Metropolitan Museum, asks his assistant to find half of an Egyptian ankh in the museum's collection. But she disappears, only to turn up murdered. The relic is nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, Jacinda El-Bahri, a Mossad agent, is on the run in Cairo after stealing the other half of the ankh from a powerful terrorist. Known as Salameh, he plans to use the relic's incredible energy to unleash a power of biblical proportions. Across three continents and three thousand years, the struggle to reunite the ancient artifacts rages. And Dan and Jacinda, caught in the throes of an ancient evil, may be the only hope for the modern world. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author | : James King |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 1893 |
Genre | : Cleopatra's Needle (London, England) |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Joy Giguere |
Publisher | : Univ. of Tennessee Press |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2014-06-15 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1621900398 |
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Her articles have appeared in the Journal of the Civil War Era and Markers: The Annual Journal of the Association for Gravestone Studies.
Author | : George Albert Zabriskie |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 2018-10-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780366690718 |
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Excerpt from The New York Obelisk, "Cleopatra's Needle," From Egypt to Central Park There are also about a dozen more in Egypt that we know of, but these are prostrate, including the one still in the quarry at Assuan. We are not sure if Obelisks were inscribed before or after erection, altho' due to the fact that some now standing are uninscribed, it would appear that they were erected before they were inscribed. The height of the New York obelisk is 69 feet 6 inches, and the weight pounds. The highest one in Rome is 105 feet 6 inches, and weighs pounds, and from this they run down to only a few feet not much more than headstones. Egyptians must have been possessed of a very high degree of engineering skill to quarry them out of the mountain side and place them many hundreds of miles away, exactly where they were wanted. We have no knowledge of how this was done, but there in Assuan prostrate in its quarry, -25 feet longer than ours in New York, lies an unfinished obelisk which may one day reveal the mystery. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Judith Jones |
Publisher | : Prima Lifestyles |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780761504191 |
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Archaeologist and historian John Howard is stymied in his work by the huge amount of historical material lost in the Cataclysm of 2479. When an alien technology makes time travel possible, Howard becomes obsessed with retrieving an unimaginable hoard of artifacts--the treasure trove of humanity's history.