Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 · New York, Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 254
se of the Ramesside ai^e, but theuse of them had been systematised and defined. The idea thatnot only the whole temple, but each of its chambers, was animage of the world, predominates more and more, and manifestsitself even in minute details of ornamentation. Thus the lowerpart of the walls was… … /JiT.**.Ty-,^ -^ Ix -#. , % l1 . and marshes in the midst ofwhich oxen wander and birdsnestle, processions of Niles andNomes bearing the customarytribute in great profusion, allthat land and river produce wasfigured by the Ptolemaic andRoman architects, in places wherethe Ramessids had prescribeda…
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