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Islamic art in the 19th century : tradition, innovation, and eclecticism

Behrens-Abouseif, Doris, editor, Vernoit, Stephen, editor

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\"This collection of essays provides a timely reassessment of nineteenth-century Islamic art and architecture. The essays demonstrate that the arts of that era were vibrant and diverse, making ingenious use of native traditions and materials or adopting imported conventions and new technologies. However, traditionalists, revivalists and modernists all referred in one way or another to an Islamic heritage, whether to reinvent, revive or reject it. Beginning with an historical introduction and an assessment of changing attitudes towards the visual arts the following essays provide case studies of architecture and art in Ottoman Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, sub-Saharan Africa, Iran, Central Asia, India and the Caribbean. They examine such issues as patronage, sources of artistic inspiration and responses to European art.\" -- excerpt from page 4 of cover.

• Publisher: Brill
• Subject: Islamic art. / Art, Modern 19th century.
• ISBN: 9789004291591, 9004291598

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
N6260.I828 2015	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE