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Sticks, stones, and shadows : building the Egyptian pyramids / by Martin Isler ; foreword by Dieter Arnold.
Penn Museum Library - Egyptian Collection DT63 .I85 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Isler, Martin, 1926-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pyramids--Egypt.
- Pyramids.
- Pyramids--Design and construction.
- Egypt.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 352 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
- Other Title:
- Sticks, stones, & shadows
- Place of Publication:
- Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2001]
- Summary:
- Presents an entirely original approach to the subject of pyramid building. Unlike other books discussing these majestic structures, this book reveals the connection between devices that served both a practical need for survival and a spiritual belief in gods and goddesses.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-336) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.
- ISBN:
- 0806133422
- OCLC:
- 45909241
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