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On the east of the fortress are quarries , which furnish stone similar to whe f it is
buil It had entrances from the east and the west , and one at the south - eastern
angle . That on the east , lettered A , is pretty fairly preserved , and is approached
...
On the east of the fortress are quarries , which furnish stone similar to whe f it is
buil It had entrances from the east and the west , and one at the south - eastern
angle . That on the east , lettered A , is pretty fairly preserved , and is approached
...
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... of Palestine were , owing to the material which their cedar forests afforded ,
dexterous in joinery , so the Egyptians received an im . pulse in the style of their
works from an abundance of the stone of all sorts which their quarries produced .
... of Palestine were , owing to the material which their cedar forests afforded ,
dexterous in joinery , so the Egyptians received an im . pulse in the style of their
works from an abundance of the stone of all sorts which their quarries produced .
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Large quarries of it were seated near the Nile in Upper Egypt , between the first
cataract and the town of Assouan , now Syene . The whole of the ... Blocks of
dimensions surprisingly large were obtained from these quarries . Basalt , marble
...
Large quarries of it were seated near the Nile in Upper Egypt , between the first
cataract and the town of Assouan , now Syene . The whole of the ... Blocks of
dimensions surprisingly large were obtained from these quarries . Basalt , marble
...
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is the old town of Athribis , where ruined temple , with extensive 18 17 Girgeh
Denderah 20 ) 248 Esneb Edfou Silsileh Gebelo - 27 A soon88 24 NUBIA 30 219
on 23 baster quarry . 34 , Secrnd Cataract 32 MAP OF THE SILE . is a CAN Fig .
is the old town of Athribis , where ruined temple , with extensive 18 17 Girgeh
Denderah 20 ) 248 Esneb Edfou Silsileh Gebelo - 27 A soon88 24 NUBIA 30 219
on 23 baster quarry . 34 , Secrnd Cataract 32 MAP OF THE SILE . is a CAN Fig .
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69 . the east side of the inclosure , showing an earlier temple . At Assooan ( No.
28. ) ( Syene ) , ruins of a small Roman temple , columns , and granite quarries ,
in one of which is a broken obelisk . Island of Elephanta , opposite to Assooan , is
...
69 . the east side of the inclosure , showing an earlier temple . At Assooan ( No.
28. ) ( Syene ) , ruins of a small Roman temple , columns , and granite quarries ,
in one of which is a broken obelisk . Island of Elephanta , opposite to Assooan , is
...
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| Title | An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & Practical |
| Author | Joseph Gwilt |
| Editor | Wyatt Angelicus Van Sandau Papworth |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Longmans, Green, and Company, 1891 |
| Length | 1443 pages |
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