The myth of the Orient
architecture and ornament in the age of Orientalism
by Francine Giese and Ariane Varela Braga
This volume presents the latest research on the Selamlik in Oberhofen Castle and on neo-Islamic architecture and ornamentation, with a special focus on Cairo as a privileged model for 19th-century Orientalism.
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 (Besançon), Elke Pflugradt-Abdel Aziz (Düsseldorf), Tarek Ibrahim (Berlin), Vincenza Garofalo (Palermo), Andrea Lermer (München), Rémi Labrusse (Paris), Ariane Varela Braga (Zürich), Leïla el-Wakil (Genève), Francine Giese (Zürich) and Annette Loeffel (Bern) -- Back cover.
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The myth of the Orient: architecture and ornament in the age of Orientalism
2016, Peter Lang
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Papers originally presented at an international congress held on the occasion of the 160th anniversary of the Selamlik of Oberhofen Castle and sponsored by the Institute of Art History of the Unviersity of Zurich in collaboration with the Oberhofen Castle Foundation, and held on June 13, 2015.
Includes bibliographical references.
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