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Architecture and Mathematics in Ancient Egypt (Paperback)
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Architecture and Mathematics in Ancient Egypt (Paperback)
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In this fascinating study, architect and Egyptologist Corinna Rossi
analyses the relationship between mathematics and architecture in
ancient Egypt by exploring the use of numbers and geometrical
figures in ancient architectural projects and buildings. While
previous architectural studies have searched for abstract
'universal rules' to explain the history of Egyptian architecture,
Rossi attempts to reconcile the different approaches of
archaeologists, architects and historians of mathematics into a
single coherent picture. Using a study of a specific group of
monuments, the pyramids, and placing them in the context of their
cultural and historical background, Rossi argues that theory and
practice of construction must be considered as a continuum, not as
two separated fields, in order to allow the original planning
process of a building to re-emerge. Highly illustrated with plans,
diagrams and figures, this book is essential reading for all
scholars of Ancient Egypt and the architecture of ancient cultures.
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