A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day (1902)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886, Spiers, Richard Phené, 1838-1916, Kerr, Robert, 1823-1904 · London, J. Murray · leaf 167
s tangibleevidence of peristylar temples and Proto-Doric pillars erected in Egypt centuriesbefore the oldest known specimen in Greece.We need therefore hardly hesitate to award the palm of invention ofthese things to the Egyptians, as we should probably be forced to dofor most of the arts and… … Mammeisi at Elephantine. Tombs. Of the first 10 dynasties of Egyptian kings little now remains buttheir tombs—the everlasting pyramids—and of the people they governed,only the structures and rock-cut excavations which they prepared fortheir final resting-places. The Theban kings and their subjects…
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