Description: Egyptian Revival : Ancient Egypt as the Inspiration for Design Motifis in the West, Hardcover by Curl, James Stevens, ISBN 0415361192, ISBN-13 9780415361194, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US In this beautifully illustrated and closely argued book, a completely updated and much expanded third edition of his magisterial survey, Curl describes in lively and stimulating prose the numerous revivals of the Egyptian style from Antiquity to the present day. Drawing on a wealth of sources, his pioneering and definitive work analyzes the remarkable and persistent influence of Ancient Egyptian culture on the West. The author deftly develops his argument that the civilization of Ancient Egypt is central, rather than peripheral, to the development of much of Western architecture, art, design, and religion. Curl examines:the persistence of Egyptian motifs in design from Graeco-Roman Antiquity, through the Medieval, Baroque, and Neo-Classical periodsrise of Egyptology in the nineteenth and twentieth-century manifestations of Egyptianisms prompted by the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tombvarious aspects of Egyptianizing tendencies in the Art Deco style and afterwards. For students of art, architectural and ancient history, and those interested in western European culture generally, this book will be an inspiring and invaluable addition to the available literature.
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Book Title: Egyptian Revival : Ancient Egypt as the Inspiration for Design Mo
Number of Pages: 608 Pages
Publication Name: Egyptian Revival : Ancient Egypt As the Inspiration for Design Motifs in the West
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2005
Item Height: 1.3 in
Subject: Archaeology, History / Ancient & Classical, Ancient / Egypt, Middle East / Egypt (See Also Ancient / Egypt), History / General
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 40.9 Oz
Item Length: 9.4 in
Subject Area: Art, Architecture, Social Science, History
Author: James Stevens Curl
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Hardcover
