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Sacred flames : the power of artificial light in ancient Egypt /
""Artificial lighting is one of the earliest tools used by humans. By the time we began to paint cave walls, we were producing lamps consisting of an illuminant, a fat or oil, and a wick, such as a strip of fabric or a piece of reed or wood. Drawing on archaeological, textual, and iconogra...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cairo, Egypt ; New York, NY :
The American University in Cairo Press,
2021.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |