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The Egyptian revival : ancient Egypt as the inspiration for design motifs in the west / James Stevens Curl

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Author:
Curl, James Stevens 1937-  Search this
Curl, James Stevens 1937-  Search this
Physical description:
xxxvi, 572 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2005
Notes:
Rev. and enl. ed. of: Egyptomania. 1994.
Contents:
Egypt and Europe -- Some manifestations of Egyptianisms from the time of Trajan to the early Renaissance period -- Further manifestations with Egyptian connotations in Europe from the Renaissance to the beginning of the eighteenth century -- Egyptian elements in eighteenth-century Europe to the time of Piranesi -- The Egyptian revival from the time of Piranesi until the Napoleonic campaigns in Egypt -- The Egyptian revival after the Napoleonic campaigns in Egypt -- Application of the Egyptian style -- The Egyptian revival in funerary architecture -- Aspects of the Egyptian revival in the later part of the nineteenth century -- The Egyptian revival in the twentieth century -- A postscript
Topic:
Egyptian revival (Art)  Search this
Egyptian revival (Architecture)  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_795300