Egypt and Austria XII – Egypt and the Orient: The Current Research

The 12th Egypt and Austria conference (Zagreb, September 2018) saw 39 presentations on current research related to the interactions between Egypt and the states of the former Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire up to the middle of the 20th century. 26 papers are presented in this proceedings volume.

The 12th Egypt and Austria conference (Zagreb, 17-22 September 2018) was organised by the Egypt and Austria Society and the Faculty of the Croatian Studies of the University of Zagreb. The event took place in the Croatian Institute of History (Opaticka 10, Zagreb). The main theme of the conference was current research related to the interactions between Egypt and the states of the former Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire up to the middle of the 20th century. During the conference more than 39 papers were presented, of which 26 are presented in this proceedings volume.

Egypt and Austria - Egypt and the Orient: Current Research Chapter 1: Early travellers to Egypt and the Middle East Letters from Vienna: Richard Pococke en route to Egypt - Rachel Finnegan Terryfying Unreason or a Model of Toleration? Imagining Islam in Fictional Travelogues of Vaclav Matej Kramerius - Lucie Storchova Epidemics between Europe and Egypt in a rediscovered work of Giuseppe Nizzoli - Carlo Rindi Nuzzolo & Irene Guidotti Chapter 2: Travellers to Egypt and the Orient in the middle and the second half of the 19th century Jakov sasel: The origins of his Travelogue - Sanda Kocevar Carlo de Marchesetti: An Austrian botanist in the land of the pharaohs - Susanna Moser Prokesch-Osten jr (1837-1919) - Angela Blaschek The Bombardment of Alexandria 1882 in the writings of Milan Jovanovic Morski - Vera Vasiljevic Maria Fay, the first Hungarian woman traveller and her journey to the Orient - Eszter Fero Chapter 3: Formation pf Egyptian collections The Egyptian coffin and mummy of Stephan Delhaes and other mummies from Akhmim in Hungary - Eva Liptay Oriental Paintings in the former Keglevic Chateau Topol'cianky - Marta Herucova Aegyptiaca and an exhibition in Presburg/Pratislava in 1865 - Jozef Hudec Egyptology in the Varazdin area: the contribution of the Bombelles family and the Paszhtory - Varady family - Anja Kovacic The Egyptian collection of the Museum of Slavonia and its donors - Marina Kovac Chapter 4: Egypt in art/Orientalist art Carl Rudolf Huber and the Temptation of the East - Ernst Czerny Adolf Loos's purchase in 1914: The story of Ivan Napotnik and his Egyptian woman - Vesna Kamin Kajfez Chapter 5: Travellers to Egypt in the first half of the 20th century Fran Gundrum Oriovcanin's voyage from Krizevci to Alexandria - Ivana Funda Fran Srecko Gundrum Oriovcanin in Luxor (4th-7th December 1902): The search for key comparative narratives in his diary - Mladen Tomorad Gundrum's description of the construction and grand opening of the Old Aswan Dam in 1902 - Margareta Filipovic-Srhoj From Habsburg Galicia to the Ottoman Egypt. Impressions from A voyage to Egypt by Stanislaw Trzeciak (1904) - Grzegorz First Karel Pecnik: A Slovenian physician in Egypt - Jaro Lajovic Ivan Mestrovic's correspondence to Ruza Mestrovic from Egypt and the Middle East in 1927: The artist's fascination with Egypt reflected in his picture postcards to Ruza Mestrovic - Sabina Kastelancic Chapter 6: Egyptian revival and Egyptomania A case of modern-day burialS in ancient Egyptian sarcophagi - Tomislav Kajfez Egyptianising Funerary Architecture in Budapest - Andrea Fuller Images of Egypt in Zagreb from the 19th and 20th centuries: buildings, monuments, street furniture - Marina Bagaric Ivan Mestrovic - creating art for eternity: Mestrovic's fascination with ancient Egypt as illustrated in the family mausoleum in Otavice - Zorana Juric sabic Chapter 7: Other studies A new approach to old sound recordings from Morocco - Clemens Gutl, Egypt and Austria – Egypt and the Orient: Current Research ;

Chapter 1: Early travellers to Egypt and the Middle EastRachel FinneganLucie StorchováCarlo Rindi Nuzzolo & Irene Guidotti Chapter 2: Travellers to Egypt and the Orient in the middle and the second half of the 19th centurySanda KočevarSusanna MoserAngela BlaschekVera VasiljevićEszter Feró Chapter 3: Formation pf Egyptian collectionsÉva LiptayMarta HerucováJozef HudecAnja KovačićMarina Kovač Chapter 4: Egypt in art/Orientalist artVesna Kamin Kajfež Chapter 5: Travellers to Egypt in the first half of the 20th centuryIvana FundaMladen TomoradMargareta Filipović-SrhoGrzegorz FirstJaro LajovicSabina Kaštelančić Chapter 6: Egyptian revival and EgyptomaniaTomislav KajfežAndrea FullérMarina BagarićZorana Jurić Šabić Chapter 7: Other studiesClemens Gütl