Title: MYTH OF THE ORIENT : architecture and ornament in the age of orientalism .
Authors: Varela Braga, Ariane, 1978-; Giese, Francine; Universität Zürich.; Stiftung Schloss Oberhofen,
Publisher: PETER LANG,
Year: 2016
Subjects: Schloss Oberhofen Congresses.; Orientalismus.; Ornament; Architecture Europe Islamic influences; Architektur; Europe.; Le Caire (Egypte)
Abstract: 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).
Contents: 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.