10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROPYLA»
Discover the use of
propyla in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
propyla and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sanctuaries and the Sacred in the Ancient Greek World
Mithridates of Pontos went further: After conquering Ephesos he extended the
limits of the inviolable area by declaring that all the space within bowshot range
of the corner of the roof of the temple was sacred ground. 2. Propyla: Gateways
The ...
2
A handbook for travellers in Egypt...
Other propyla terminate this area, with a small vestibule before the pylon, and
form the front of the grand hall of assembly, the lintel- stones of whose doorway
were 40 ft. 10 in. in length. The grand hall measures 170 ft. by 329, supported by
a ...
J. Gardner Wilkinson, 1858
3
Modern Egypt and Thebes: being a description of Egypt, ...
The principal entrance of the grand temple lies on the north-west side, or that
facing the river. From a raised platform commences the avenue of Criosphinxesf
leading to the front propyla, before which stood two granite statues of a Pharaoh.
Sir John Gardner Wilkinson, 1843
4
Hand-Book for Travellers in Egypt ... Being a new edition, ...
Other propyla terminate this area, with a small vestibule before the pylon, and
form the front of the grand hall of assembly, the hotelstones of whose doorway
were 40 ft. 10 in. in length. The grand hall measures 170 ft. by 329, supported by
a ...
John Murray (Firm), John Gardner Wilkinson, 1858
5
Architecture of the Sacred: Space, Ritual, and Experience ...
While all propyla in Greek sanctuaries perform this function to some degree,
because of the intense secrecy and security surrounding the Eleusinian
sanctuaries, the propyla for the City Eleusinion and Eleusis took on heightened
functions of ...
Bonna D. Wescoat, Robert G. Ousterhout, 2012
6
The Egyptian Antiquities in the British Museum: Monuments, ...
Both the pillars, walls, and propyla of this magnificent colonnade are completely
covered with sculptured forms of deities. On the outside of this part of the temple
two immense boats are sculptured ; one of them, which is 51 feet long, has the ...
Both the pillars, walls, and propyla of this magnificent colonnade are completely
covered with sculptured forms of deities. On the outside of this part of the temple
two immense boats are sculptured ; one of them, which is 51 feet long, has the ...
British Museum. Dept. of Egyptian Antiquities, George Long, 1832
8
The British Museum: Egyptian Antiquities
Nor yet, when he says that the first propyla were built of granite (if rror'/cmov 7t/
Bus) has that meaning), must we therefore conclude that his whole account is
false, because these propyla are of sandstone. There are large granite propyla at
...
9
(Re-)Writing the Radical: Enlightenment, Revolution and ...
Propyla'en, was intended to remind readers of the infinite state of knowledge and
to humble them in their approach: Der Jungling, wenn Natur und Kunst ihn
anziehen, glaubt, mit einem lebhaften Streben, bald in das innerste Heiligthum
zu ...
10
The Saturday Magazine. Published Under the Direction of the ...
At the further end is another pair of propyla. smaller than the first; and beyond
these is the great eolonnade, 140 feet long, formed of a double row of seven
columns, ll} feet in diameter at the base, and 35 feet in height, including the
capitals ...
