Obelisk : a history / by Brian A. Curran [and others].

Title & Author:

Obelisk : a history / by Brian A. Curran [and others].

Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. ; London : MIT, 2009.

Description:

383 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Series:

Burndy Library publications ; no. 2

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The sacred obelisks of ancient Egypt -- The obelisks of Rome -- Survival, revival, transformations: middle ages to renaissance -- The high renaissance: ancient wisdom and imperium -- Moving the Vatican obelisk -- Changing the stone: Egyptology, antiquarianism, and magic -- Baroque readings: Athanasius Kircher and obelisks -- Grandeur: real and delusional -- The eighteenth century: new perspectives -- Napoleon, champollion, and Egypt -- Cleopatra's needles: London and New York -- The twentieth century and beyond.

Summary:

This title traces the many meanings of obelisks across nearly 40 centuries, from Ancient Egypt (which invented them) to 20th-century America (which put them in Hollywood epics).

ISBN:

9780262512701 (pbk.)
026251270X (pbk.)

Subject:

Obelisks.
Obélisques.

Added entries:

Curran, Brian A. (Brian Anthony), 1953-
Burndy Library publications ; no. 2.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 261561
Call No.: DT62.O2 O24 2009
Status: Available

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