. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . period much less (3x6 being 18);so that there must have been anotherstandard; and the great differencewas in the breadth, compared to theheight, of the figure; a difference in themmiber of the squares is also said tohave been met with. (See Handbookof Eiijipt, li
. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . period much less (3x6 being 18);so that there must have been anotherstandard; and the great differencewas in the breadth, compared to theheight, of the figure; a difference in themmiber of the squares is also said tohave been met with. (See Handbookof Eiijipt, lioute 29, Oinbos.) There are some portraits painted onwood and affixed to mummy cases, butthese are of Greek and Roman time, andan innovation not Egyptian.—[G. W.] Some of these linen corslets wereof very remarkable texture ; and He-rodotus (iii. 47) mentions anotherpresented by Amasis to the Lacedaj-monians, which was carried off by theSamians. It was ornamented withnumerous figures of animals, workedin gold and cotton. Each thread wasworthy of admiration, for though veryfine, every one was composed of 36uother threads, all distinct, the qvialitybeiuff similar to that dedicated to Minerva at Lindus. Gold thread, it should be observed, is mentioned in Exod. xxxix. 3 for working in rich colours (see At. Ef^. vol. iii. p. 128 .. It has been conjectured that the tree-wool of Herodotus was silk ; butcotton is commonly used for em-broidery even at the present day.(See above, ch. 86, note ^.) A similarcorslet with figures of animals is re-presented in the tomb of Kemeses Thebes. Lucan iPhars. x. 142) men-tions the needlework of Egypt:—Candida Sidoiiio perlucent pectora filo,Quod Nilotis acus comprcssimi pcctino ScrumSolvit, et extenso laxavit stamina velo. riiny (xix. 1) notices the corsletof Amasis, shown in tlie Temple ofMinerva at Rhodes, which seems tohave been nearly pulled to pieces (asit would be now), to test the 365threads.—[G. AV.] ^ These were not uncommon ; an
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