Main entry:

Moser, Stephanie.

Title & Author:

Designing antiquity : Owen Jones, ancient Egypt and the Crystal Palace / Stephanie Moser.

Publication:

New Haven : Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, [2012]

Description:

xi, 308 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-295) and index.
Nineteenth-century designers and the ancient world -- First impressions: ancient Egypt as a source of inspiration for design -- Antiquity as a vehicle for design reform: the fine arts courts at the Crystal Palace -- The first chapter in the story of art: the Egyptian court at the Crystal Palace -- An essay on ornament and colour: the many messages of the Egyptian court -- Contexts of viewing: a visit to the Crystal Palace -- 'Harmonious patchwork' and 'gingerbread toy': learned appraisals of the fine arts courts -- 'A book bound in gold and colour' and 'accessory of an agreeable lounge': popular views of the fine arts courts -- The legacy of the Egyptian court: impacts on scholarly thought -- Conclusion: 'This Egyptian wonderland': designing ancient Egypt.

Summary:

"In the 19th century, designers became involved in the public presentation of the past, focusing specifically on the decoration of historical monuments. By exploring ornamental designs and the way they represented the cultural concerns of distant civilizations, and in addressing how color may have originally been applied to exteriors and interiors, designers animated the past and incited a new passion for the ancient world. A crucial figure in this movement was the designer and architect Owen Jones (1809-1874), who from the 1830s until his death pioneered the study of ancient ornament and its central role in historical traditions of art. Particularly significant were the series of Fine Arts Courts that Jones designed in 1854 for the Crystal Palace's relocation to Sydenham. The ten displays on the great cultures of the ancient world featured detailed re-creations of palaces and courts. Designing Antiquity focuses on Jones's Egyptian Court, which produced a fundamental shift in the way Egyptian art was understood in the second half of the 19th century."--Publisher's website.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

9780300187076 (cl ; alk. paper)
0300187076 (cl ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Jones, Owen, 1809-1874 Criticism and interpretation.
Jones, Owen, 1809-1874.
Jones, Owen 1809-1874
Crystal Palace (Sydenham, London, England)
Crystal Palace (Londres, Angleterre)
Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)
Decoration and ornament, Ancient Appreciation Egypt.
Color in design.
Art, Egyptian Exhibitions.
Art, Ancient Exhibitions.
Décoration et ornement antiques Appréciation Égypte.
Couleur en design.
Art, Ancient.
Art, Egyptian.
Kunst
Ausstellung
Dekorationsmålning mottagande.
Egyptisk konst utställningar.
Antikens konst utställningar.
Egypt.
Kristallpalast London
Ägypten
Jones, Owen <1809-1874> . Crystal Palace <Londra> Influssi [dell'] Arte egizia

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Exhibition catalogs.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 279469
Call No.: BIB 215500
Status: Available