The Myth of the Orient: Architecture and Ornament in the Age of Orientalism (English, French and German Edition)

This volume commemorates the 160 th 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). 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). La Banque Misr Du Caire : Antonio Lasciac, Les Décorateurs Italiens Et Le Style Arabe Œuvre D'art Total Et Travail D'équipe; Les Traits Du Chef-d'œuvre; Architecture Arabe Moderne Pour Une Institution égyptienne; Bibliographie; Section V: Selamlik; The Oberhofen Selamlik -- A Cairene Manḍara Made In Switzerland; Neo-islamic Smoking Rooms In Switzerland; Albert De Pourtalès -- Prussian Diplomat And Orient Traveller; European Architects Going East; Zeerleder In Cairo; 19th Century Illustrations Of Cairo's Domestic Architecture; A Cairene Manḍara For Oberhofen Castle; Appendix; Bibliography. Cover; Acknowledgements ; Contents; The Myth Of The Orient; Bibliography; Section I: Oriental Visions; Figuration Et Fortune Artistique Des Intérieurs Du Caire Au Xixe Siècle; Maisons Chrétiennes, Maisons Désertées; Recréer; Bibliographie; Les Photographies Du Caire Peintes Par Willem De Famars Testas; Les Photographies Du Caire Du Fonds D'Émile Prisse D'avennes; Les Photographies Peintes Par Willem De Famars Testas; De L'utilité Des Photographies Sur L'œuvre De Willem De Famars Testas; Bibliographie. Architecture(s) Du Caire Au Prisme Des Récits De Voyageuses Germanophones Au Xixe Sièclebibliographie; Section Ii: Architecture -- Cairo; Carl Von Diebitsch (1819-1869): Moorish Style As State-of-the-art Architecture In 19th-century Cairo; Diebitsch's Bathroom In Schwerin Palace (1857) As Nucleus For His Further Building Contracts In Cairo; Diebitsch's Moorish House In Berlin (1857): Functioning As The Architect's Own Production Facility, Including His Building Contracts In Cairo; Diebisch's Building Contracts In Cairo (1862-1869). Diebitsch's Moorish Kiosk At The 1867 Exposition Universelle, Specifically Designed For The Egyptian Viceroy As Potential Buyer Of The Exhibition Piecebibliography; Johann Adam Rennebaum And The Architecture Of Shepheard's Hotel In Cairo; State Of Research; Johann Adam Rennebaum, Architect; The Hotel's Architecture(s); Bibliography; Section Iii: Architecture -- Transmission; Mamluk Reproductions: Survey And Analysis Of Tombs In The Cemetery Of Sant'orsola In Palermo; Bibliography. Von Kairo Nach Dresden: Zu Den Islamischen Vorbildern Der Tabak- Und Cigarettenfabrik Yenidze, Ihrer Medialen Vermittlung Und Formalen Adaptionder Vorbilder-pool; Eklektizistische Willkür Vs. Wissenschaftlicher Differenzierung; Auftraggeber Und Architekt; Bibliografie; Section Iv: Ornament; Tectonique Islamique : Un Paradigme Pour Penser L'ornement Au Xixe Siècle; Crise; Tectonique; Islamicité; Utopie; Bibliographie; Owen Jones And The Oriental Perspective; Travelling East; Scrutinizing Islamic Ornament; The Grammar Of Ornament; Bibliography. Editted By Francine Giese, Ariane Varela Braga. Inludes Bibliographical Refarences. Cover Acknowledgements Contents The Myth of the Orient Bibliography Section I: Oriental Visions Figuration et fortune artistique des intérieurs du Caire au XIXe siècle Maisons chrétiennes, maisons désertées Recréer Bibliographie Les photographies du Caire peintes par Willem de Famars Testas Les photographies du Caire du fonds d’Émile Prisse d’Avennes Les photographies peintes par Willem de Famars Testas De l’utilité des photographies sur l’œuvre de Willem de Famars Testas Bibliographie Architecture(s) du Caire au prisme des récits de voyageuses germanophones au XIXe siècle Bibliographie Section II: Architecture – Cairo Carl von Diebitsch (1819-1869): Moorish Style as State-of-the-art Architecture in 19th-century Cairo Diebitsch’s bathroom in Schwerin Palace (1857) as nucleus for his further building contracts in Cairo Diebitsch’s Moorish House in Berlin (1857): functioning as the architect’s own production facility, including his building contracts in Cairo Diebisch’s building contracts in Cairo (1862-1869) Diebitsch’s Moorish kiosk at the 1867 Exposition Universelle, specifically designed for the Egyptian viceroy as potential buyer of the exhibition piece Bibliography Johann Adam Rennebaum and the Architecture of Shepheard’s Hotel in Cairo State of Research Johann Adam Rennebaum, Architect The Hotel’s Architecture(s) Bibliography Section III: Architecture – Transmission Mamluk Reproductions: Survey and Analysis of Tombs in the Cemetery of Sant’Orsola in Palermo Bibliography Von Kairo nach Dresden: Zu den islamischen Vorbildern der Tabak- und Cigarettenfabrik Yenidze, ihrer medialen Vermittlung und formalen Adaption Der Vorbilder-Pool Eklektizistische Willkür vs. wissenschaftlicher Differenzierung Auftraggeber und Architekt Bibliografie Section IV: Ornament Tectonique islamique : un paradigme pour penser l’ornement au XIXe siècle Crise Tectonique Islamicité Utopie Bibliographie Owen Jones and the Oriental Perspective Travelling East Scrutinizing Islamic Ornament The Grammar of Ornament Bibliography La Banque Misr du Caire : Antonio Lasciac, les décorateurs italiens et le « style arabe » Œuvre d’art total et travail d’équipe Les traits du chef-d’œuvre Architecture arabe moderne pour une institution égyptienne Bibliographie Section V: Selamlik The Oberhofen Selamlik – a Cairene manḍara made in Switzerland Neo-Islamic smoking rooms in Switzerland Albert de Pourtalès – Prussian diplomat and Orient traveller European Architects Going East Zeerleder in Cairo 19th century Illustrations of Cairo’s Domestic Architecture A Cairene manḍara for Oberhofen Castle Appendix Bibliography Restaurierung des Selamlik im Schloss Oberhofen 2010-2013 Angetroffener Zustand Statische Ertüchtigung der Deckenkonstruktion Restaurierung der Architekturoberflächen und Textilien Wandbespannungen Polychrom bemalte Wände und Decken Bemalter Klinkerboden Diwane, Kelims Schlussbetrachtung Bibliografie Abstracts and Biographies The Myth of the Orient / Francine Giese and Ariane Varela Braga Section I. Oriental Visions. Figuration et fortune artistique des intérieurs du Caire au XIXe siècle / Mercedes Volait ; Les photographies du Caire peintes par Willem de Famars Testas / Romain Sioegenfuhr ; Architecture(s) du Caire au prisme des récits de voyageuses germanophones au XIXe siècle / Richard Parisot Section II. Architecture Cairo. Carl von Diebitsch (1819-1869) : Moorish Style as State-of-the-art Architecture in 19th-century Cairo / Elke Pflugradt-Abdel Aziz ; Johann Adam Rennebaum and the Architecture of Shepheard's Hotel in Cairo / Tarek Ibrahim Section III. Architecture Transmission. Mamluk Reproductions : Survey and Analysis of Tombs in the Cemetery of Sant'Orsola in Palermo / Vincenza Garofalo ; Von Kairo nach Dresden : zu den islamischen Vorbildern der Tabak- und Cigarettenfabrik Yenidze, ihrer medialen Vermittlung und formalen Adaption / Andrea Lermer Section IV: Ornament. Tectonique islamique : un paradigme pour penser l'ornement au XIXe siècle / Rémi Labrusse ; Owen Jones and the Oriental Perspective / Ariane Varela Braga ; La Banque Misr du Caire : Antonio Lasciac, les dećorateurs italiens et le "style arabe" / Leïla El-Wakil Section V. Selamik. The Oberhofen Selamlik a Cairene manḍara made in Switzerland / Francine Giese Restaurierung des Selamlik im Schloss Oberhofen 2010-2013 / Annette Loeffel. 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.

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).

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 (Besancon), Elke Pflugradt-Abdel Aziz (Dusseldorf), Tarek Ibrahim (Berlin), Vincenza Garofalo (Palermo), Andrea Lermer (Munchen), Remi Labrusse (Paris), Ariane Varela Braga (Zurich), Leila el-Wakil (Geneve), Francine Giese (Zurich) and Annette Loeffel (Bern)