DESCRIPTION OF THE WOODCUTS. sv
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83. Brushes, made of halfeh grass........ 116
84. Baskets found in Egypt, with some zig-zag patterns; like those
painted on the walls of the tombs...... 116
S5. Papyrus roll, "bound up and sealed . • . . ■ . . 117
86. Inkstands and palettes with colours...... 120
87. Slab and pestle for grinding colours...... 120
• 88. Scribe and defaulter..... ... 121
89. Surgical instruments :—fig. 5, a sort of spatula; 9, a pair of tweezers 122
90. Figure of a doctor, with his bottles, salves, and instruments . 123
91. Tarious bronze instruments ; figs. 6, 7, are small bells . . 124
92. Bronze knife and two simpulce ; one with its bowl in the form of an
oryx. In the Louvre . . . . , . . . 125
93. A crucible ..'.".. . , . . . 125
94. Figs. 1, 2, 3, daggers; 4, hatchet; 5, battle-axe; 6, shopsh, or
falchion........... 126
95. Fig. 1," battle-axe; 2, blade of another..... 127
96. Fig. 1, arrow tipped with flint; 2, arrow with a metal head; 3,
arrow with a point of hard wood...... 128
97. Breastplate, or armlet, resembling the Urim and Thummim . 131
98. Early brick arch, the bricks lengthways ..... 13S
99. Brick arch, still with the bricks placed lengthways . . . 138
100. Imitation arch in stone ........ 139
101. Early stone arch, the stones placed lengthways, like the bricks . 139
102. Early pointed arch, with key....... 140
103. Another, with wedge as a key....... 140
104. Another, with a whole brick as a key...... 140
105. Pent-roof arch, of stone........ 141
106. Simple plan of the original Temple...... 141
107. The Temple increased in size ....... 142
108. The Temple in a temenos, or grove, surrounded by a wall . , 143
109. The plan of a large temple....... 144
110. Hyposthral building before some temples..... 145
HI. Pyramidal towers, flag-stafis, and statues; from a painting in a
tomb at Thebes......... 146
112. Sectional view of a great hall, backed by the pyramidal towers of a
temple........... 147
113. Original construction of a temple...... 149
114. Columns supporting an architrave and cornice . . • • 149
115. Different forms of doorways, from the oldest (fig. 1) to the later
ones (fig. 3)......... 150
No. Page
83. Brushes, made of halfeh grass........ 116
84. Baskets found in Egypt, with some zig-zag patterns; like those
painted on the walls of the tombs...... 116
S5. Papyrus roll, "bound up and sealed . • . . ■ . . 117
86. Inkstands and palettes with colours...... 120
87. Slab and pestle for grinding colours...... 120
• 88. Scribe and defaulter..... ... 121
89. Surgical instruments :—fig. 5, a sort of spatula; 9, a pair of tweezers 122
90. Figure of a doctor, with his bottles, salves, and instruments . 123
91. Tarious bronze instruments ; figs. 6, 7, are small bells . . 124
92. Bronze knife and two simpulce ; one with its bowl in the form of an
oryx. In the Louvre . . . . , . . . 125
93. A crucible ..'.".. . , . . . 125
94. Figs. 1, 2, 3, daggers; 4, hatchet; 5, battle-axe; 6, shopsh, or
falchion........... 126
95. Fig. 1," battle-axe; 2, blade of another..... 127
96. Fig. 1, arrow tipped with flint; 2, arrow with a metal head; 3,
arrow with a point of hard wood...... 128
97. Breastplate, or armlet, resembling the Urim and Thummim . 131
98. Early brick arch, the bricks lengthways ..... 13S
99. Brick arch, still with the bricks placed lengthways . . . 138
100. Imitation arch in stone ........ 139
101. Early stone arch, the stones placed lengthways, like the bricks . 139
102. Early pointed arch, with key....... 140
103. Another, with wedge as a key....... 140
104. Another, with a whole brick as a key...... 140
105. Pent-roof arch, of stone........ 141
106. Simple plan of the original Temple...... 141
107. The Temple increased in size ....... 142
108. The Temple in a temenos, or grove, surrounded by a wall . , 143
109. The plan of a large temple....... 144
110. Hyposthral building before some temples..... 145
HI. Pyramidal towers, flag-stafis, and statues; from a painting in a
tomb at Thebes......... 146
112. Sectional view of a great hall, backed by the pyramidal towers of a
temple........... 147
113. Original construction of a temple...... 149
114. Columns supporting an architrave and cornice . . • • 149
115. Different forms of doorways, from the oldest (fig. 1) to the later
ones (fig. 3)......... 150