Obelisk: A History

by Pamela O. Long, Anthony Grafton, Benjamin Weiss, et al.

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The many meanings of obelisks across nearly forty centuries, from Ancient Egypt (which invented them) to twentieth-century America (which put them in Hollywood epics).

Nearly every empire worthy of the name--from ancient Rome to the United States--has sought an Egyptian obelisk to place in the center of a ceremonial space. Obelisks--giant standing stones, invented in Ancient Egypt as sacred objects--serve no practical purpose. For...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:026251270X

ISBN13:9780262512701

Release Date:March 2009

Publisher:MIT Press

Length:383 Pages

Weight:2.40 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 7.6" x 9.5"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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