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This catalogue of a Kelsey Museum of Archaeology exhibition showcases a selection of Islamic art works held in the University of Michigan's collections. Rather than arranged chronologically, geographically, or by media, the objects are organized thematically and conceptually.
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Catalogue Essay Functional Beauty Personal Adornment Games and Toys Amulets and Talismans Surf and Turf Media Metaphors Tiraz and Epigraphy Coins and Measures Lamps and Lighting Illumination and Enlightenment Bibliography Acknowledgments Accession Number/Catalogue Number Concordance Subject Index About the Authors
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Christiane Gruber is Associate Professor of Islamic Art in the History of Art Department at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her research interests span medieval Islamic art to contemporary visual culture. She has authored two books on Islamic texts and images of the Prophet Muhammad's ascension and has edited several volumes on Islamic book arts, ascension texts and images, and visual and material culture. Ashley Dimmig is a Ph.D. student in the History of Art Department at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her research interests include Persian and Turkish early modern and modern visual culture, with a special emphasis on textile arts and Ottoman imperial tents. She is the author of "Fabricating a New Image: Imperial Tents in the Late Ottoman Period," published in the International Journal of Islamic Architecture (2014).
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This catalogue of a Kelsey Museum of Archaeology exhibition showcases a selection of Islamic art works held in the University of Michigan's collections. Rather than arranged chronologically, geographically, or by media, the objects are organized thematically and conceptually.
