Miscellaneous Works Of Mr John Greaves The Life And Writings Of Mr John Greaves Pyramidographia 1736 A Discourse On The Roman Foot And Den

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Franklin Classics Trade Press
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0344012085

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Miscellaneous Works of Mr. John Greaves ... by Anonymous Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Rachel Finnegan
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004404229

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English Explorers in the East (1738-1745) by Rachel Finnegan Pdf

In English Explorers in the East (1738-1745). The Travels of Thomas Shaw, Charles Perry and Richard Pococke, Rachel Finnegan examines the influential travel writings of three rival explorers, whose eastern travel books were printed within a decade of each other.

Author : James Bonwick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Egypt
ISBN : OXFORD:600018939

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Pyramid Facts and Fancies by James Bonwick Pdf

Author : Sue D'Auria
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004178748

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Offerings to the Discerning Eye by Sue D'Auria Pdf

Egyptologist Jack A. Josephson, a writer and researcher in the tradition of the gentleman scholar, has achieved broad recognition as an authority in Egyptian art history. His lucid investigative analyses have probed and redefined the limits of inquiry, expanded research parameters, and broadened perspectives, emphasizing the undeniable contributions of art history in an intra-disciplinary framework. This volume of collected essays is dedicated to Josephson by distinguished friends and colleagues, a select roster including eminent, established scholars in the field of Egyptology and rising stars of the younger generation. Josephson views Egyptian art history as a critical but neglected area of study, and is a strong proponent of its reinstatement in the academic curriculum as an essential component in the formation of new cadres. The quality of the articles in this Egyptological medley is a tribute to the honoree and an affirmation of the esteem of his peers, while the range of subjects and variety of themes addressed reflect the degree to which he has, in his own scholarship, undertaken to implement his ideal.

Author : John Greaves
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1737
Category : Pyramids
ISBN : OXFORD:302281560

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Pyramidographia by John Greaves Pdf

Author : Owen Davies
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-23
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780191509247

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Grimoires by Owen Davies Pdf

What is a grimoire? The word has a familiar ring to many people, particularly as a consequence of such popular television dramas as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Charmed. But few people are sure exactly what it means. Put simply, grimoires are books of spells that were first recorded in the Ancient Middle East and which have developed and spread across much of the Western Hemisphere and beyond over the ensuing millennia. At their most benign, they contain charms and remedies for natural and supernatural ailments and advice on contacting spirits to help find treasures and protect from evil. But at their most sinister they provide instructions on how to manipulate people for corrupt purposes and, worst of all, to call up and make a pact with the Devil. Both types have proven remarkably resilient and adaptable and retain much of their relevance and fascination to this day. But the grimoire represents much more than just magic. To understand the history of grimoires is to understand the spread of Christianity, the development of early science, the cultural influence of the print revolution, the growth of literacy, the impact of colonialism, and the expansion of western cultures across the oceans. As this book richly demonstrates, the history of grimoires illuminates many of the most important developments in European history over the last two thousand years.

Author : James Bonwick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Egypt
ISBN : OXFORD:600018940

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Egyptian Belief and Modern Thought by James Bonwick Pdf

Author : Clinton G] [From Old Catalog] [Gilroy
Publisher : Franklin Classics Trade Press
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0353152315

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The History of Silk, Cotton, Linen, Wool, and Other Fibrous Substances by Clinton G] [From Old Catalog] [Gilroy Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : John Aubrey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1300933273

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Brief Lives, Vol. 1 by John Aubrey Pdf

Author : Christian Karl Josias Freiherr von Bunsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1848
Category : Chronology, Historical
ISBN : OXFORD:302121933

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Egypt's Place in Universal History by Christian Karl Josias Freiherr von Bunsen Pdf

Author : Jason Colavito
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781105579899

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Pyramidiots by Jason Colavito Pdf

Of all the ancient structures scattered across the globe, Egypt's Great Pyramid, built by the Pharaoh Khufu (also known as Cheops) around 2580-2560 BCE on the desert plateau of Giza, has attracted the most attention from ancient astronaut theorists and alternative historians. By some estimates, more has been written about the Great Pyramid than any other topic in ancient history, excepting only the Bible. The sheer number of odd theories about the pyramid has led archaeologists to label fringe investigators "pyramidiots." There is hardly any modern fringe theory about the Great Pyramid that is not derivative of one in place by 1877, the year James Bonwick wrote the overview of the 47 most popular theories about the pyramid that you are about to read. Thus, the following book is essential reading for understanding the history of pyramid theories and how ancient astronaut theorists and alternative archaeologists employ them.

Author : Samuel Birch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BML:37001103957432

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Ancient History from the Monuments by Samuel Birch Pdf

Author : Michael Hunter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351902809

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Robert Hooke by Michael Hunter Pdf

Robert Hooke (1635-1703) was a genius whose wide-ranging achievements are at last receiving the recognition that they deserve. Long overshadowed by such eminent contemporaries as Sir Isaac Newton and Sir Christopher Wren, Hooke's own seminal contributions to science, architecture and technology are now being acclaimed in their own right. Curator of Experiments to the Royal Society when it was chartered in 1662 and author of the famous Micrographia (1665), Hooke also showed unparalleled ingenuity in designing machines and instruments, and played a crucial role as Surveyor to the City of London after the Great Fire. This volume represents a benchmark in the study of Hooke, bringing together a comprehensive set of studies of different aspects of his life, thought and artistry. Its sections deal with Hooke's life and reputation; his contributions to celestial mechanics and astronomy, and to speculative natural philosophy; the instruments that he designed; and his work in architecture and construction. The introduction places the studies in the context of our current understanding of Hooke and his milieu, while the book also contains a comprehensive bibliography. In all, it will be an invaluable resource for all those interested in a figure whose complexity and importance are becoming clear after centuries of neglect.

Author : Matthew C. Hunter
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780226017327

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Wicked Intelligence by Matthew C. Hunter Pdf

In late seventeenth-century London, the most provocative images were produced not by artists, but by scientists. Magnified fly-eyes drawn with the aid of microscopes, apparitions cast on laboratory walls by projection machines, cut-paper figures revealing the “exact proportions” of sea monsters—all were created by members of the Royal Society of London, the leading institutional platform of the early Scientific Revolution. Wicked Intelligence reveals that these natural philosophers shaped Restoration London’s emergent artistic cultures by forging collaborations with court painters, penning art theory, and designing triumphs of baroque architecture such as St Paul’s Cathedral. Matthew C. Hunter brings to life this archive of experimental-philosophical visualization and the deft cunning that was required to manage such difficult research. Offering an innovative approach to the scientific image-making of the time, he demonstrates how the Restoration project of synthesizing experimental images into scientific knowledge, as practiced by Royal Society leaders Robert Hooke and Christopher Wren, might be called “wicked intelligence.” Hunter uses episodes involving specific visual practices—for instance, concocting a lethal amalgam of wax, steel, and sulfuric acid to produce an active model of a comet—to explore how Hooke, Wren, and their colleagues devised representational modes that aided their experiments. Ultimately, Hunter argues, the craft and craftiness of experimental visual practice both promoted and menaced the artistic traditions on which they drew, turning the Royal Society projects into objects of suspicion in Enlightenment England. The first book to use the physical evidence of Royal Society experiments to produce forensic evaluations of how scientific knowledge was generated, Wicked Intelligence rethinks the parameters of visual art, experimental philosophy, and architecture at the cusp of Britain’s imperial power and artistic efflorescence.

Author : George H. Wathen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1843
Category : Antiquities
ISBN : ONB:+Z155321606

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Arts, Antiquities, and Chronology of Ancient Egypt by George H. Wathen Pdf