Rediscovering Objects from Islamic Lands in Enlightenment Europe (Studies in Art Historiography) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0367609479 ISBN 13: 9780367609474

Publisher: Routledge, 2021

Synopsis

This book argues that the provenance of early modern and medieval objects from Islamic lands was largely forgotten until the "long" eighteenth century, when the first efforts were made to reconnect them with the historical contexts in which they were produced.

For the first time, these Islamicate objects were read, studied and classified – and given a new place in history. Freed by scientific interest, they were used in new ways and found new homes, including in museums. More generally, the process of "rediscovery" opened up the prehistory of the discipline of Islamic art history and had a significant impact on conceptions of cultural boundaries, differences and identity.

The book will be of interest to scholars working in the history of art, the art of the Islamic world, early modern history and art historiography.

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About the Author

Isabelle Dolezalek is Junior Professor of History of Art at the University of Greifswald, Germany.

Mattia Guidetti is Senior Assistant Professor of History of Islamic Art at the University of Bologna, Italy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367609479
• ISBN 13: 9780367609474
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 174
• Editor: Dolezalek Isabelle, Guidetti Mattia