Egyptian mysteries : new light on ancient knowledge / Lucie Lamy.
By: Lamy, Lucie
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BookSeries: Art and imagination.Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Thames and Hudson, 1989, c1981Description: 96 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0500810249 .Subject(s): Mythology, Egyptian | Art, Egyptian | Egypt -- ReligionDDC classification: 299.31
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending | 299.31 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00104002 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The thinkers of ancient Egypt, Greece and India recognized that numbers governed much of what they saw in their world and hence provided an approach to its divine creator. Robert Lawlor sets out the system that determines the dimension and the form of both man-made and natural structures, from Gothic cathedrals to flowers, from music to the human body. By also involving the reader in practical experiments, he leads with ease from simple principles to a grasp of the logarithmic spiral, the Golden Proportion, the squaring of the circle and other ubiquitous ratios and proportions. Art and Imagination These large-format, gloriously-illustrated paperbacks cover Eastern and Western religion and philosophy, including myth and magic, alchemy and astrology. The distinguished authors bring a wealth of knowledge, visionary thinking and accessible writing to each intriguing subject.
Includes bibliographical references.