The Egyptian Revival: Ancient Egypt as the Inspiration for Design Motifs in the West
by James Stevens Curl
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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 show more Egypt is central, rather than peripheral, to the development of much of Western architecture, art, show lessTags
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Professor James Stevens Curl is Senior Research Fellow at The Queen's University of Belfast.
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