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Page ix
The Carthaginians and Etruscans frankly borrowed their civilisation from the
Egyptians — many of their tombs might have been hewn out by Egyptian
artificers , and they are rich in Egyptian jewels and implements . Through them ,
as well as ...
The Carthaginians and Etruscans frankly borrowed their civilisation from the
Egyptians — many of their tombs might have been hewn out by Egyptian
artificers , and they are rich in Egyptian jewels and implements . Through them ,
as well as ...
Page xi
The wealth of Egyptians , rich and poor , arises solely from land . One man is
lucky enough to own land which the foreigners require for building . He gets a
bountiful price , and puts it away in sovereigns . He does not often invest it .
The wealth of Egyptians , rich and poor , arises solely from land . One man is
lucky enough to own land which the foreigners require for building . He gets a
bountiful price , and puts it away in sovereigns . He does not often invest it .
Page xiii
... lotus life and the exquisite beauty of Luxor , where you are within a short walk
of the finest ruins in Egypt , while you are staying in a most luxurious hotel ; and
the gay winter season which society spends in Assuan , “ the City of the Idle Rich
.
... lotus life and the exquisite beauty of Luxor , where you are within a short walk
of the finest ruins in Egypt , while you are staying in a most luxurious hotel ; and
the gay winter season which society spends in Assuan , “ the City of the Idle Rich
.
Page 6
In the chapel to the right of the sanctuary is an altar with a rich antique baldachin ,
a rare feature in Coptic churches , and behind the screens on the right is another
antique church , less richly decorated , formed out of a room in the Roman ...
In the chapel to the right of the sanctuary is an altar with a rich antique baldachin ,
a rare feature in Coptic churches , and behind the screens on the right is another
antique church , less richly decorated , formed out of a room in the Roman ...
Page 7
... a thousand years are beginning to tell their tale on the rich plaster tracery of the
windows of the clerestory at the back of the sanctuary . The hardest stone of
Gothic church - builders would have stood no longer than this marvellous stucco .
... a thousand years are beginning to tell their tale on the rich plaster tracery of the
windows of the clerestory at the back of the sanctuary . The hardest stone of
Gothic church - builders would have stood no longer than this marvellous stucco .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Queer Things about Egypt |
| Author | Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Hurst & Blackett, Limited, 1911 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 16 Mar 2012 |
| Length | 428 pages |
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