Egyptomania : a history of fascination, obsession and fantasy /

Title:

Egyptomania : a history of fascination, obsession and fantasy /

Author:

Fritze, Ronald H., 1951- author.

Format:

Book

Institution:

MassArt

Contents:

Egyptomania through the ages. The real Egypt ; Ancient Egyptomania : Hebrews, pharaohs, and plagues ; Classical Egyptomania : the Greeks and Romans ; Medieval Egyptomania : from St Augustine to the Renaissance ; Egyptomania from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment ; Napoleon's expedition to Egypt and the birth of modern Egyptomania ; Nineteenth-century Egyptomania and the discovery of King Tut ; The rise of mass Egyptomania : Tutankhamun, Tutmania, and the curse of the mummy -- Varieties of modern Egyptomania. Occult Egyptomania ; Egyptomania on the fringe of history ; African American Egyptomania ; Egyptomania and fiction.

Online access:

No online access

Library holdings:

MassArt Main
DT60 .F747 2016 – Available

• Available Temporarily at MassArt Reserves
  On reserve for HART 301-01/02: Art of Ancient Egypt (Art History: Russell)