EGYPT Pillared Hall at Esneh Esna - 1878 German Print Xylograph

Description: Print Specifics: Type of print: Wood Engraving or Xylograph - an original German antique print Year of printing: not indicated in the print - actual 1878 Illustrator - Publisher: Carl Warner - Druck und Verlag von Eduard Hallberger. Condition: 1 (1. Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good - 4. Fair). Light age toning of paper. Dimensions: 10 x 14 inches (25 x 36 cm), including blank margins (borders) around the image. Paper weight: 2-3 (1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4. Slightly heavier - 5. Thin). Reverse side: BlankNotes: 1. Green color 'border' around the print in the photo is a contrasting background on which the print was photographed. 2. The print detail is sharper than the photo of the print. Original Narrative: Pillared Hall of Esneh: Even the hypostyle, which still exists, is buried up to the capitals of the columns in earth and rubbish . The approach is through a narrow closed alley belonging to the revenue collector of the district, and down a flight of steps lighted from the gaps between the capitals of the outermost row of columns, we reach the interior, which is perfectly uninjured , and we are amazed at the extent of this solemn and grandiose hall, while we are charmed with the harmonious co-ordination of the details , and admire the fertility of invention and indefatigable industry of the sculptors who covered every inch of this vast space with pictures and inscriptions. The architraves and roofs are supported on twenty -four columns, each of which is above 38 feet in height and raised on a high plinth. The shafts have a particularly slender and graceful effect, growing slightly thinner towards the top, and they are covered all over with inscriptions. All the capitals are different, but all formed on the same type ; a large flower -bell sur mounts the column, each decorated with some details of plant-growth — as palm-branches , grapes , bunches of dates, the severed stems of some water- plant, fungi even , and the ribs and venation of leaves . Most of these capitals vary in depth, and yet the eye is not dissatisfied with the effect, for the annulets or fillets at the top of the shafts, which seem to tie up the leaves or branches, are all on the same level. The architect who designed this temple — where now , as the sun sinks, the level shafts of light throw long shadows — well understood the indigenous art of his native land , but he had , too, his eyes well open to the works of the Greeks , who at that time ruled in the Nile valley. Martin2001 Satisfaction Guaranteed Policy! Any print purchased from me may be returned for any (or no) reason for a full refund including all postage. Internet seller since 1998.Five-star service.

Price: 32.5 USD

Location: Manassas, Virginia

End Time: 2024-09-01T21:26:55.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.45 USD