Author: James Stevens Curl 217384
Title: Egyptomania. The Egyptian Revival : A Recurring Theme in the History of Taste
Description: Manchester University Press, 1994. Paperback. Pp: 298. This study analyzes the influences of ancient Egypt on the art, architecture and design of Europe. It begins with a consideration of the ancient civilization of the Nile Valley and demonstrates the widespread adoption of Egyptian deities and motifs in the Greco-Roman world. It goes on to describe the enormous range of Egyptianizing objects that were made in the lands of the Roman Empire and which constitute the first manifestations of the Egyptian revival. It continues with the survival of these themes during the Dark and Middle Ages, and the influential rediscovery of both Ancient Egyptian and Egyptianizing Roman works during the Renaissance. ISBN: 9780719041273. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
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Title: Egyptomania. The Egyptian Revival : A Recurring Theme in the History of Taste
Description: Manchester University Press, 1994. Paperback. Pp: 298. This study analyzes the influences of ancient Egypt on the art, architecture and design of Europe. It begins with a consideration of the ancient civilization of the Nile Valley and demonstrates the widespread adoption of Egyptian deities and motifs in the Greco-Roman world. It goes on to describe the enormous range of Egyptianizing objects that were made in the lands of the Roman Empire and which constitute the first manifestations of the Egyptian revival. It continues with the survival of these themes during the Dark and Middle Ages, and the influential rediscovery of both Ancient Egyptian and Egyptianizing Roman works during the Renaissance. ISBN: 9780719041273. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9780719041273
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- Book number: 3158254
- Book number: 3158254
See more books from our catalog: Geschiedenis