| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 283 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Leiden studies in Islam and society, 2210-8920 ; volume 12 |
| Contents |
Introduction: Connecting historiographies, challenging assumptions -- Early shows and sales of Islamic antiques in Paris -- Expanding trades in late Ottoman Cairo and Damascus -- Conflicted commodification in Cairo -- Fashioning immersive displays in Egypt and beyond -- Guise and disguise before and during the Tanzimat -- Epilogue: Diverging routes |
| Summary |
"The commodification of Islamic antiques intensified in the late Ottoman Empire, an age of domestic reform and increased European interference following the Tanzimat (reorganisation) of 1839. Mercedes Volait examines the social life of typical objects moving from Cairo and Damascus to Paris, London, and beyond, uncovers the range of agencies and subjectivities involved in the trade of architectural salvage and historic handicraft, and traces impacts on private interiors, through creative reuse and Revival design, in Egypt, Europe and America. By devoting attention to both local and global engagements with Middle Eastern tangible heritage, the present volume invites to look anew at Orientalism in art and interior design, the canon of Islamic architecture and the translocation of historic works of art"-- Provided by publisher |
| Analysis |
Middle Eastern history |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Antiques business -- Egypt -- Cairo -- History -- 19th century
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Antiques business -- Syria -- Damascus -- History -- 19th century
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Islamic decorative arts -- Collectors and collecting -- History -- 19th century
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Antiques in interior decoration -- History -- 19th century
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Salvage (Waste, etc.) in interior decoration -- History -- 19th century
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Cultural property -- Middle East
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HISTORY / Middle East / General
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Antiques business
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Antiques in interior decoration
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Antiquities
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Cultural property
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Salvage (Waste, etc.) in interior decoration
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| SUBJECT |
Middle East -- Antiquities.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90004414
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Turkey -- History -- Tanzimat, 1839-1876.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89003917
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Egypt -- Cairo
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Middle East
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Syria -- Damascus
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Turkey
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021010838 |
| ISBN |
9789004449886 |
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9004449884 |
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