Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . spaces. Here,hopeless of adapting them to the curved line of thebases, the architects fitted in fragments of stonewithout order or method (). Vaulting,* which wascustomary in dwelling-houses,was scarcely ever employedin the temples. It is, how-ever, to be found at Deirel Bahaii, and in the sevenparallel sanctuaries at in these instances it iseffected by corbelling. The corbel is formed bythree or four horizontal courses, each of which pro-jects beyond the prece
Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . spaces. Here,hopeless of adapting them to the curved line of thebases, the architects fitted in fragments of stonewithout order or method (). Vaulting,* which wascustomary in dwelling-houses,was scarcely ever employedin the temples. It is, how-ever, to be found at Deirel Bahaii, and in the sevenparallel sanctuaries at in these instances it iseffected by corbelling. The corbel is formed bythree or four horizontal courses, each of which pro-jects beyond the preceding one, until the two sidesmeet. The rough curve thus obtained is then chiselled into theform of an arch(fig. 60). The roofis usually formedof large stone slabsplaced closely to-gether ; when thespace between thewalls was not toogreat, a single rowof slabs covered it,but when this was not possible the roof supportshad to be placed at intervals varying in numberaccording to the space to be covered. Architraves * The earliest true arch known in Egypt is in a mastaba at BetKhallaf of the Second or Third Fig. 60. —Corbelled arch in templeof Seti I. at Abydos. 6o RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE. resembling immense stone beams were laid acrossthe supports and formed a framework on which theroofing slabs were laid. There were two types of these supports, the pillarand the column. Some of these are pillars of the great granite temple at Gizehmeasure i6 feet in height by 4^ feet in width, and thered granite columns found scattered among the ruinsof Saqqara, Bubastis, Memphis, and Alexandria,range from 20 to 26 feet in height andare all cut in one piece. But columnsand pillars are commonly built incourses, which are often irregular, likethose of the walls that surround great columns of Luxor are noteven solid, two-thirds of the diameterare filled up with yellow cement whichhas lost its strength and crumblesbetween the fingers. The capital ofthe column of Taha
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