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100 1 _aBorchardt, Ludwig,
_d1863-1938
245 1 4 _aDie Ägyptische Pflanzensäule
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2014-06-17
508 _aProduced by Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aColumns -- Egypt
653 _aArchitecture -- Egypt -- Details
653 _aDecoration and ornament -- Plant forms
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46014
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