Imhotep today : Egyptianizing architecture / edited by Jean-Marcel Humbert and Clifford Price.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Humbert, J. M.

Contributor:

Price, C. A.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Encounters with ancient Egypt (London, England)

Encounters with ancient Egypt

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Egyptian.

Architecture, Ancient--Egypt--Influence.

Architecture, Ancient.

Egypt--History.

Egypt.

History.

Egypt--Civilization.

Civilization.

Physical Description:

xxii, 318 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : UCL ; Portland, Or. : Cavendish Publishing, 2003.

Summary:

Examples of buildings, structures or monuments that draw inspiration from ancient Egypt, or even transplant in their entirety motifs or architectural elements, can be seen across the world. But why is this so? These fifteen essays explore the use and adaptation of Egyptian designs, motifs and architecture across the modern world drawing on case studies from Britain, France, Italy, America, Australia and South Africa. The contributors discuss why some images were more popular than others, such as sphinxes, obelisks and pyramids, and what events fuelled the rise of Egyptomania, illustrated with a range of examples from facades of zoos, bridges, cinemas, prisons, museums, cemeteries, funerary monuments and parks. Further discussion is made of the reasons for drawing on Egyptian culture, whether for aesthetic, symbolic or cultural reasons, and the contributors question whether this Egyptian message is universally understood. 318p, 16 col pls, many b/w illus (EwAE, UCL 2003)

Contents:

1 Introduction: An Architecture between Dream and Meaning / Clifford Price, Jean-Marcel Humbert 1

2 The Egyptianizing Pyramid from the 18th to the 20th Century / Jean-Marcel Humbert, translated by Daniel Antoine, Lawrence Stewart Owens 25

3 Archaeology Wedded to Art: Egyptian Architecture in 19th Century Painting / Helen Whitehouse 41

4 Egypt in the Snow / Helen Whitehouse 57

5 Egypt in London - Public and Private Displays in the 19th Century Metropolis / Alex Werner 75

6 Egypt in London - Entertainment and Commerce in the 20th Century Metropolis / Chris Elliott, Katherine Griffis-Greenberg, Richard Lunn 105

7 Searching for Egypt: Egypt in 19th Century American World Exhibitions / Marie-Stephanie Delamaire 123

8 'Egyptomania' and American Architecture / Richard A. Fazzini, Mary E. McKercher 135

9 Ancient Egypt in Melbourne and the State of Victoria, Australia / Colin A. Hope 161

10 Egypt in Paris: 19th Century Monuments and Motifs / Cathie Bryan 183

11 Rebuilding the Sanctuaries of Memphis: Egypt in Masonic Iconography and Architecture / John Hamill, Pierre Mollier 207

12 Neo-Egyptian Garden Ornaments in Florence during the 19th Century / Gloria Rosati 221

13 Egyptianizing Motifs in Architecture and Art in Brazil / Margaret Marchiori Bakos 231

14 Egyptianizing Motifs in South African Architecture / Izak Cornelius 247

15 'Egyptianizing' the Alexandrina: The Contemporary Revival of the Ancient Mouseion/Library / Beverley Butler 257.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [281]-302) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

1844720063

OCLC:

52231787