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Obelisk : a history

Verlagsinfo: 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 pla...

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VerfasserInnen: Curran, Brian A. (VerfasserIn)
Grafton, Anthony (VerfasserIn)
Long, Pamela O. (VerfasserIn)
Weiss, Benjamin (VerfasserIn)
Körperschaft: Burndy Library (Verlag)
Dokumenttyp: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge ; London : Burndy Library , [2009]
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Verantwortlich:Brian A. Curran / Anthony Grafton / Pamela O. Long / Benjamin Weiss
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