Overview

This collection of papers, four of which are in German, is devoted to the sociocultural relations of the Hapsburg monarchy and Egypt, in its historical context. It covers travel interests from the sixteenth to the twentieth century, political negotiations around the Eastern question, and cultural interests of artisits and collectors.

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Author:   Hana Navratilova ,  Johanna Holaubek
Publisher:   Set Out
Imprint:   Set Out
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 22.00cm
ISBN:  

9788086277431

ISBN 10:   8086277437
Pages:   172
Publication Date:   01 June 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Sigismund Neukomm (1778-1858) und die Faszination des Alten Agypten (Konrad Antonicek); Osterreichische Orientmaler als Reisebegleiter beruhmter Personlichkeiten im 19 Jh (Angela Blaschek); The eighteenth century Franciscan missionaries of the Czech crown lands and their first-hand accounts of Levant, Egypt and Ethiopia in the perspective of the so-called Orientalism (Marek Dospel); Alois Negrelli Ritter von Moldelbe und der Suezkanal (Roman Gundacker); Austrian architects on the Nile (1869-1914) (Johanna Holaubek); Leopold Carl Muller's travels to Egypt with a special remark on his eighth trip, on which he was accompanied by his sister Maria (1883/4) (Peter Janosi); The reception of ancient Egypt in the collection of Emperor Rudolph II (Lucie Jiraskova); Travellers to Egypt in 1920s and 1930s (Adela Mackova); The Oriental policy of Habsburg monarchy in the first half of the nineteenth century and Anton Prokesch von Osten as its remarkable diplomat (Roman Misek); Venceslas Kramerius and bookworm travelling in the early 1800s (Hana Navratilova); Africa and the counts of Berchtold at Buchlau (Pavel Onderka); Osterreichische reisende bei der Eroffnung des Suezkanals (Anna Selander); Slatin Pasha (Erich Sommerauer); Glimpses of social history: Austrians in Egypt (Edith Specht); Frantisek Lexa in Egypt (An account of the 1930-1931 study trip to Egypt, undertaken by the founder of Egyptology in Czechoslovakia) (Lenka Sukova).

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