Meretseger Books

Egyptomania. The Egyptian revival: a recurring theme in the History of Taste.

CURL James Steven

Item #M3962

Manchester University Press, Manchester, 1994. First edition. In-4, xxii & 298 pages. Blue softcover. In excellent condition. Ex-libris Allan Boley. Contents: Egypt and Europe -- Some manifestations of Egyptianisms from the end of the Roman Empire to the Early-Renaissance period -- Further manifestations with Egyptian connotations in Europe from the Renaissance to the beginning of the seventeenth century -- Egyptian elements in seventeenth- and 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 -- Applications of the Egyptian style -- The Egyptian revival in funerary architecture -- Aspects of the Egyptians revival in the later part of the nineteenth century. Language: English. Relevant subjects: Egypt: Medieval & Modern Egypt, Sculpture, Painting, Music & Art.

Language: English.

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