Obelisk: A History (Publications of the Burndy Library)
"A fascinating account of the way a bizarre Egyptian luxury object became an essential symbol (of many and shifting meanings) for a bewildering variety of places, religions, cultures, and governmental systems, from the Rome of the Caesars to the Washington Mall. An erudite and witty tour by four expert guides, with illustrations as delightful as the story they have to tell, a story that leaves obelisks, like all great enigmas, with their aura of mystery intact."-- Ingrid D. Rowland, University of Notre Dame and author of Giordano Bruno: Philosopher/Heretic