Item #70401 The Temple of Man ( 2 Volume Set ). R. A. Schwaller DE LUBICZ, Deborah and Robert Lawlor., Lucie Lamy, Deborah, Robert Lawlor.
The Temple of Man ( 2 Volume Set ).
The Temple of Man ( 2 Volume Set ).
The Temple of Man ( 2 Volume Set ).

The Temple of Man ( 2 Volume Set ).

Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions, 1998. Reprint ? Hardcovers. Thick quartos. Two-volume set, in slipcase. Vol. I: xxviii + 512pp.; Vol. II: 536pp. Blue cloth spines lettered in gilt, glossy papered boards with gilt titles on front boards. Bibliography & index. B/w plates & illustrations. A copyright year of 1998 - the year of the first US edition - is given, and there is nothing to definitely suggest this set is a reprint, but we feel that it probably is. From the publisher: "The monumental Temple of Man represents the most important breakthrough in our understanding of Ancient Egypt since the discovery of the Rosetta stone. This exhaustive and authoritative study reveals the depths of the mathematical, medical, and metaphysical sophistication of Ancient Egypt. Schwaller de Lubicz's stone-by-stone survey of the temple of Amun-Mut-Khonsu at Luxor allows us to step into the mentality of Ancient Egypt and experience the Egyptian way of thinking within the context of their own worldview.
His study finds the temple to be an eloquent expression and summary--an architectural encyclopedia--of what the Egyptians knew of humanity and the universe. Through a reading of the temple's measures and proportions, its axes and orientations, and the symbolism and placement of its bas-reliefs, along with the accompanying studies of related medical and mathematical papyri, Schwaller de Lubicz demonstrates how advanced the civilization of Ancient Egypt was, a civilization that possessed exalted knowledge and achievements both materially and spiritually. In so doing, Schwaller de Lubicz effectively demonstrates that Ancient Egypt, not Greece, is at the base of Western science, civilization, and culture." René Adolphe Schwaller de Lubicz (1887 – 1961), [ René Adolphe Schwaller ] was a French occultist, student of sacred geometry and Egyptologist known for his twelve year study of the art and architecture of the Temple of Luxor in Egypt outlined in this massive work. A bright, tight, near Fine set in near-Fine dust jackets and like pictorial card-board slipcases. A huge heavy 2 volume set. Sorry, no overseas shipping due to the great weight of the book, shipping within US to be charged at cost. Item #70401
ISBN: 9780892815708

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