| The Myth of the Orient: Architecture and Ornament in the Age of Orientalism Contributor(s): Giese, Francine (Editor), Varela Braga, Ariane (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3034321074 ISBN-13: 9783034321075 Publisher: Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic P OUR PRICE: $56.97 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture - Art | History - General - Art | Asian - General |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.82 lbs) 230 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume commemorates the 160th anniversary of the Selamlik of Oberhofen Castle near Thun - one of the most significant Swiss Orientalist interiors, designed by the Bernese architect Theodor Zeerleder (1820-1868) - by presenting the latest research on the spectacular smoking room inspired by the luxurious reception halls in Cairo, which Zeerleder discovered during his travels to the East. At the same time, this collection of essays explores the significance of the famous city on the Nile as a privileged model for 19th-century architecture and ornamentation, bringing together papers by Mercedes Volait (Paris), Romain Siegenfuhr (Paris), Richard Parisot (Besan on), Elke Pflugradt-Abdel Aziz (D sseldorf), Tarek Ibrahim (Berlin), Vincenza Garofalo (Palermo), Andrea Lermer (M nchen), R mi Labrusse (Paris), Ariane Varela Braga (Z rich), Le la el-Wakil (Gen ve), Francine Giese (Z rich) and Annette Loeffel (Bern). |