Title & Author:

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

Publication:

London, U.K. : UCL Press, Institute of Archaeology ; Portland, Or. : Published in the United States by Cavendish Pub., 2003.

Description:

xxii, 318 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm.

Series:

Encounters with ancient Egypt

Notes:
"Derives from the proceedings of a conference entitled 'Encounters with Ancient Egypt, ' held at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London (UCL) in December 2000"--Page [v].
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-302) and index.
1. An architecture between dream and meaning / Clifford Price and Jean-Marcel Humbert -- 2. The Egyptianizing pyramid from the 18th to the 20th century / Jean-Marcel Humbert (translated by Daniel Antoine and Lawrence Stewart Owens) -- 3. Archaeology wedded to art: Egyptian architecture in 19th century painting / Helen Whitehouse -- 4. Egypt in the snow / Helen Whitehouse -- 5. Egypt in London -- public and private displays in the 19th century metropolis / Alex Werner -- 6. Egypt in London -- entertainment and commerce in the 20th century metropolis / Chris Elliott, Katherine Griffis-Greenberg and Richard Lunn -- 7. Searching for Egypt: Egypt in 19th century American world exhibitions / Marie-Stéphanie Delamaire -- 8. 'Egyptomania' and American architecture / Richard A. Fazzini and Mary E. McKercher -- 9. Ancient Egypt in Melbourne and the state of Victoria, Australia / Colin A. Hope -- 10. Egypt in Paris: 19th century monuments and motifs / Cathie Bryan -- 11. Rebuilding the sanctuaries of Memphis: Egypt in Masonic iconography and architecture / John Hamill and Pierre Mollier -- 12. Neo-Egyptian garden ornaments in Florence during the 19th century / Gloria Rosati -- 13. Egyptianizing motifs in architecture and art in Brazil / Margaret Marchiori Bakos -- 14. Egyptianizing motifs in South African architecture / Izak Cornelius -- 15. 'Egyptianizing' the Alexandrina: the contemporary revival of the ancient Mouseion/Library / Beverly Butler.

Summary:

Table of contents. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cav051/2004272364.html
Publisher Description. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cav051/2004272364.html
Contributor biographical information. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/cav051/2004272364.html

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

1844720063 (paperback)
9781844720064 (paperback)

Subject:

Imhotep, active 2667 B.C.-2648 B.C. Congresses.
Imhotep.
Egyptian revival (Architecture) Congresses.
Architecture, Egyptian Congresses.
Egyptian revival (Art) Congresses.
Egyptology Congresses.
Néo-égyptien (Architecture) Congrès.
Architecture égyptienne Congrès.
Néo-égyptien (Art) Congrès.
Égyptologie Congrès.
21.79 architecture: other.
15.80 history of Africa.
Architecture, Egyptian
Egyptian revival (Architecture)
Egyptian revival (Art)
Egyptology
Architektur
Ägyptophilie
Bouwkunst.
Oudheid.
Invloed.
Egyptologie.
Cultuurgeschiedenis.
Architecture Egypt Congresses.
Egypt Antiquities Congresses.
Egypt Civilization To 332 B.C. Congresses.
Egypt Civilization To 332 B.C. Influence Congresses.
London <2000>

Form/genre:

Congresses.
Conference papers and proceedings

Added entries:

Humbert, Jean-Marcel, 1947- editor.
Price, C. A., editor.
University College, London. Institute of Archaeology.
Encounters with ancient Egypt (London, England)

Egyptianizing architecture

Holdings:

Location: Library main 319432
Call No.: 319432
Copy: 1
Status: Available