Entrée principale:

Gorringe, Henry H. (Henry Honeychurch), 1841-1885.

Titre et auteur:

Egyptian obelisks / by Henry H. Gorringe.

Publication:

New York : H. Gorringe, ©1882.

Description:

x, 187 pages, 26 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps, plans, portraits ; 37 cm

Notes:
"Fifty-one full-page illustrations, thirty-two artotypes, eighteen engravings, and one chromo-lithograph."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Removal of the Alexandrian obelisk, "Cleopatra's needle," to New York -- The archæology of the New York obelisk -- Removal of the Luxor obelisk to Paris -- Removal of the fallen obelisk of Alexandria to London -- Re-erection of the Vatican obelisk -- Record of all Egyptian obelisks -- Notes on the ancient methods of quarrying, transporting, and erecting obelisks -- Analysis of the materials and metals found with the obelisk at Alexandria.

Sujet:

Obelisks.
Obélisques.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main m 90984
Cote: M259; ID:86-B17955
Statut: Disponible