The Egyptian Revival : Ancient Egypt As the Inspiration for Design Motifs in the West
The Egyptian Revival : Ancient Egypt As the Inspiration for Design Motifs in the West
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Author(s): Curl, James Stevens
ISBN No.: 9780415361187
Pages: 608
Year: 200509
Format: Trade Paper
Price: $ 71.29
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''Its hard to imagine a more stimulating or comprehensive work on this subject'' - David Watkin, Professor of the History of Architecture at the University of Cambridge, UK ''Its hard to imagine a more stimulating or comprehensive work on this subject'' - Apollo: The International Magazine of Art and Antiquities ''Every book Curl writes is distinguished by his rare and compelling combination of passion and scholarship . Curl''s masterly book will be the definitive study of its subject for many years'' - David Watkin, Professor of the History of Architecture at the University of Cambridge, UK ''This is a comprehensive survey of how Egyptian art and architecture made an impact on Western art . This excellent study tells the fascinating story of the imitation of things Egyptian in art and architecture up to the present time.''- International Review of Biblical Studies ''fascinating and provocative'' - The Architectural Review ''it becomes safe to predict that this will be the definitive work on the subject'' - The Times Literary Supplement ''an invaluable source''- Ancient Egypt '' it is a book that all art historians, connoisseurs, artists, Egyptologists, and students can turn to for information, education, and also simply for delight.''- Minerva ''If you want to know anything about the Egyptian Revival, then here is the place to start.''- The Victorian ''The Egyptian Revival is a fantastic sourcebook. There is certainly no doubting the breadth of evidence collected by Professor Curl over the past four decades.''- Newsletter of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain '' Curl is among the most productive of architectural historians writing today.


Densely scholarly, with an extremely useful fifty-five page glossary and a sixty-one page bibliography, the book impresses with its depth of learning and deftness of connections.'' - The Antiquaries Journal ''Curl''s study. is a revelation in text and graphics.''- Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society ting story of the imitation of things Egyptian in art and architecture up to the present time.''- International Review of Biblical Studies ''fascinating and provocative'' - The Architectural Review ''it becomes safe to predict that this will be the definitive work on the subject'' - The Times Literary Supplement ''an invaluable source''- Ancient Egypt '' it is a book that all art historians, connoisseurs, artists, Egyptologists, and students can turn to for information, education, and also simply for delight.''- Minerva ''If you want to know anything about the Egyptian Revival, then here is the place to start.''- The Victorian ''The Egyptian Revival is a fantastic sourcebook. There is certainly no doubting the breadth of evidence collected by Professor Curl over the past four decades.


''- Newsletter of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain '' Curl is among the most productive of architectural historians writing today. Densely scholarly, with an extremely useful fifty-five page glossary and a sixty-one page bibliography, the book impresses with its depth of learning and deftness of connections.'' - The Antiquaries Journal ''Curl''s study. is a revelation in text and graphics.''- Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society ;lt;/EM> ''The Egyptian Revival is a fantastic sourcebook. There is certainly no doubting the breadth of evidence collected by Professor Curl over the past four decades.''- Newsletter of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain '' Curl is among the most productive of architectural historians writing today. Densely scholarly, with an extremely useful fifty-five page glossary and a sixty-one page bibliography, the book impresses with its depth of learning and deftness of connections.


'' - The Antiquaries Journal ''Curl''s study. is a revelation in text and graphics.''- Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society.


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