Vitruvius’ recipe for the manufacture of the pigment ‘Egyptian blue’
C. Vestorius, a rich banker of Puozzoli, businessman, correspondent of Cicero and Atticus, imported and perfected in Italy the Alexandrine methods of manufacture of the pigment Egyptian blue. The text of the Roman architect Vitruvius (7, 11, 1) is the only text which outlines the manufacture stages of this artificial pigment based on copper oxide and ...
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Frontal view, looking west; A rock-cut temple is known as the Chapel of Dedwen and contains reliefs of an unidentified pharaoh offering to the Nubian god Dedwen. This has been reconstructed by an Egyptian team from the SCA.
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ABSTRACT The inland rock‐cut site of Teniky, located in the Isalo massif of southern Madagascar, represents an exceptional archaeological context recently dated to the 11th–12th centuries ad, corresponding to the early phases of settlement on the island.
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Full genome sequencing, evolutionary dynamics, and pathogenicity evaluation of chicken infectious anemia virus with emphasis on Upper Egypt reveals genetic variability linked to vaccinal strains. [PDF]
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Characterization of spontaneous gross and histologic findings in free-ranging Egyptian rousettes (Rousettus aegyptiacus) from Uganda with a review of reported pathogens. [PDF]
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Coffins From the Abusir Tomb of Nyankhseshat (AS 104) Through the Lens of Wood Analysis
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Epidemiological study of strongyle infections in equines in Egypt: prevalence and risk factors. [PDF]
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