Building in Egypt
Title | Building in Egypt PDF eBook |
Author | Dieter Arnold |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780195113747 |
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.
the yacoubian building
Title | the yacoubian building PDF eBook |
Author | ʻAlāʼ Aswānī |
Publisher | American Univ in Cairo Press |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9789774248627 |
The Yacoubian Building holds all that Egypt was and has become over the 75 years since its namesake was built on one of downtown Cairo's main boulevards. From the pious son of the building's doorkeeper and the raucous, impoverished squatters on its roof, via the tattered aristocrat and the gay intellectual in its apartments, to the ruthless businessman whose stores occupy its ground floor, each sharply etched character embodies a facet of modern Egypt -- where political corruption, ill-gotten wealth, and religious hypocrisy are natural allies, where the arrogance and defensiveness of the powerful find expression in the exploitation of the weak, where youthful idealism can turn quickly to extremism, and where an older, less violent vision of society may yet prevail. Alaa Al Aswany's novel caused an unprecedented stir when it was first published in 2002 and has remained the world's best selling novel in the Arabic language since.
How the Great Pyramid Was Built
Title | How the Great Pyramid Was Built PDF eBook |
Author | Craig B. Smith |
Publisher | Smithsonian Institution |
Pages | 221 |
Release | 2018-02-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1588346269 |
Going beyond even the expertise of archaeologists and historians, world-class engineer Craig B. Smith explores the planning and engineering behind the incredible Great Pyramid of Giza. How would the ancient Egyptians have developed their building plans, devised work schedules, managed laborers, solved specific design and engineering problems, or even improvised on the job? The answers are here, along with dazzling, one-of-a-kind color photographs and beautiful hand-drawn illustrations of tools, materials, and building techniques the ancient masters used. In his foreword to the book, Egypt's Undersecretary of State for the Giza Monuments Zahi Hawass explains the importance of understanding the Great Pyramid as a straightforward construction project.
Sticks, Stones, and Shadows
Title | Sticks, Stones, and Shadows PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Isler |
Publisher | University of Oklahoma Press |
Pages | 384 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780806133423 |
What do the pyramids of Egypt really represent? What could have driven so many to so great, and often so dangerous, an effort? Was the motivation religious or practical? Illustrated with more than 300 photographs and drawings, this book presents an original approach to the subject of pyramid building. It reveals the connection between devices that served both a practical need for survival and a spiritual belief in gods and goddesses. It examines Egyptian technologies and techniques from the origins of pyramid development to the step-by-step details of how the ground was leveled, how the site was oriented, and how the stone was raised and placed to meet at a distant point in the sky. Here the author also asks and answers questions virtually ignored for the last century. He discloses, for example, the ancient use of shadows, now denigrated to the ornamental back-yard sundial, but once an important tool for telling the height of an object, geographical directions, the seasons of the year, and the time of day. He also reinterprets the ancient "stretching of the cord" ceremony, which once was thought to have only religious significance but here is shown as the means of establishing the sides of a pyramid.
The Architecture of Ancient Egypt
Title | The Architecture of Ancient Egypt PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Bell |
Publisher | |
Pages | 284 |
Release | 1915 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN |
Ancient Egyptian Construction and Architecture
Title | Ancient Egyptian Construction and Architecture PDF eBook |
Author | Somers Clarke |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 353 |
Release | 1990-01-01 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 0486264858 |
Provides description and analysis of Egyptian building practices.
Architecture for the Poor
Title | Architecture for the Poor PDF eBook |
Author | Hassan Fathy |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 369 |
Release | 2010-02-15 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0226239144 |
Architecture for the Poor describes Hassan Fathy's plan for building the village of New Gourna, near Luxor, Egypt, without the use of more modern and expensive materials such as steel and concrete. Using mud bricks, the native technique that Fathy learned in Nubia, and such traditional Egyptian architectural designs as enclosed courtyards and vaulted roofing, Fathy worked with the villagers to tailor his designs to their needs. He taught them how to work with the bricks, supervised the erection of the buildings, and encouraged the revival of such ancient crafts as claustra (lattice designs in the mudwork) to adorn the buildings.