02375cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324500370014726400510018430000470023533600260028233700260030833800360033450000310037050800970040152013450049853400450184365300210188865300370190965300430194685600430198999900170203246014UtSlPG20260610134045.0mcr n260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7ade2iso639-1 4aNA1 aBorchardt, Ludwig,d1863-193814aDie Ägyptische Pflanzensäule 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2014 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2014-06-17 aProduced by Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net a"Die Ägyptische Pflanzensäule" by Ludwig Borchardt is a scientific publication written during the late 19th century. This work explores the history and significance of plant motifs in ancient Egyptian architecture, specifically focusing on various types of columns inspired by plants such as the Lotus and Papyrus. The detailed analysis includes discussions of botanical representations and their artistic interpretations in Egyptian art and architecture. The opening of the text presents a preface outlining the manuscript's journey toward publication and the rationale for its creation. Borchardt expresses gratitude to colleagues who helped finalize the work after delays caused by his research trip to Egypt. He sets the stage for an in-depth examination of Egyptian plant columns, explaining his method of first describing the plants in a simple and naturalistic way, followed by an analysis of their artistic representations in historical artifacts before drawing connections to architectural forms. The beginning also introduces the structure of the book, which will cover various types of plant columns, such as the Nymphäensäulen (Lotus columns) and Papyrussäulen (Papyrus columns), highlighting the interplay between natural forms and architectural design in ancient Egypt. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aColumns -- Egypt aArchitecture -- Egypt -- Details aDecoration and ornament -- Plant forms40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46014 c86853d86853