Pyramids and progress: sketches from Egypt

Ward, John · 1900 · 252 pictures

Pyramids and progress is a 1900 travel account of Egypt by John Ward, written as sketches of ancient monuments for a general readership. Its photographs show carved stone walls, a standing monolithic column with a figure, a ruined temple gateway with columns, and a stepped pyramid on desert sand. A designer could draw on the weathered stone textures, the hieroglyphic relief carving, and the strong horizon and shadow in these views.

Archäologie · ägyptische Kultur · Architektur · Architektur allgemein · Archaeology · Egyptian Culture · Architecture · Architecture in general · Plastik und Skulptur · Plastik und Skulptur, allgemein · Plastic art and sculpture · Plastic art and sculpture, in general · Reiseberichte · Travelogues

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