Gifts of the Sultan - The Arts of Giving at the Islamic Courts

Informationen zum Autor Linda Komaroff is curator of Islamic art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and author or editor of numerous books and articles on aspects of Islamic art. Klappentext Catalog published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, June 5-Sept. 5, 2011 and at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Oct. 23, 2011-Jan. 15, 2012. Zusammenfassung The giving of gifts both delights the recipient and pleases the giver. Practised in all societies! gift exchange has a history as long as humanity. This book investigates gift-giving and its impact on the development of art in the Islamic world. It provides a view of Islamic art and culture from the eighth through the nineteenth centuries.

Product details

• Authors: Linda Komaroff, Linda (EDT) Komaroff
• Assisted by: Linda Komaroff (Editor)
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.06.2011
• EAN: 9780300171105
• ISBN: 978-0-300-17110-5
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 250 mm x 312 mm x 33 mm
• Series: Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art (Yale); RESEARCH CENTER CARMEN SYLVA FA RSTLICH WIEDISCHES ARCHIVE
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history