Main entry:

Arnold, Dieter, 1936- author.

Title & Author:

Building in Egypt : pharaonic stone masonry / Dieter Arnold.

Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1991.
©1991

Description:

ix, 316 pages : illustrations, map ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-308) and index.
I. Preparations: Plans ; Measuring ; Construction lines and setting marks -- II. Production of Stone: Quarrying ; Dressing -- III. Transport of Stone: Carrying ; Moving heavy monuments ; Lifting stones ; Construction roads and ramps ; Pyramid ramps -- IV. Building: Foundations ; Laying the blocks ; Joints ; Connecting blocks ; Corner constructions ; Bosses ; Stone paving ; Masonry classification ; Casing ; Core masonry ; Construction gaps ; Roofing -- V. Other Building Activities: Digging shafts and tunnels ; Securing tombs ; Scaffolding ; Repairing damages ; Building a cofferdam -- VI. Tools and Their Application: Measuring tooks ; Cutting tools ; Moving implements -- Appendix: Mortar and Plaster: mortar ; plaster.

Summary:

"[This book] traces methods of Egyptian stone construction during the pharaonic period, from the construction of the step pyramids at Saqqara to the obelisks of Tuthmosis III to the temples of Rameses II at Thebes. Dr. Arnold covers all aspects of building, including planning, measuring, quarrying and production, transporting heavy monuments, building, digging shafts, repairing damages, and securing tombs. Richly illustrated with photos and field drawings by the author, ancient representations of building activities, and illustrations of tools and objects in museum collections, this book offers a frank appraisal of current knowledge of the process of Egyptian stone construction."--from Publisher.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

0195063503 (alk. paper)
9780195063509 (alk. paper)
0195113748 (pbk.)
9780195113747 (pbk.)

Subject:

Building, Stone Egypt History.
Construction en pierre Égypte Histoire.
Building, Stone
Steinbau
Architektur
Bouwkunst.
Piramiden (bouwkunst)
Arkitektur.
Teknikk.
Steinhogging.
Egypt.
Building stones Egypt.
Pyramids Egypt Design and construction.
Egypt History To 332 B.C.
Égypte Histoire Jusqu'à 332 av. J.-C.
Ägypten
Egypt Antiquities.
Ancient Egypt (region)
Égypte Histoire jusqu'à 332 av. J.-C.
Ägypten (Altertum)
Buildings Construction History

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 57796
Call No.: ID:90-B6140
Status: Available