Private Collectors of Islamic Art in Late Nineteenth-Century London - The Persian Ideal

This book examines British collectors of so-called "Persian art" (a broad umbrella term then covering a large portion of Islamic art) in the late nineteenth century, including ceramics, metalwork, carpets and textiles, and woodwork.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Victorian Travellers to Iran: Discoverers or Plunderers? 2. Setting Down the Bases of a New Discipline: The First Analyses of Islamic Art 3. The 1885 Exhibition of "Persian and Arab Art" 4. A New Sociology of Collecting 5. Islamic Objects at Home Conclusion

About the author

Isabelle Gadoin is Professor of British Art and Literature at the University of Poitiers.

Summary

This book examines British collectors of so-called “Persian art” (a broad umbrella term then covering a large portion of Islamic art) in the late nineteenth century, including ceramics, metalwork, carpets and textiles, and woodwork.

Product details

• Authors: Isabelle Gadoin, Gadoin Isabelle
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9780367766023
• ISBN: 978-0-367-76602-3
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: The Histories of Material Culture and Collecting, 1700-1950
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Travel > Travel guides; European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, ART / History / General, Society & culture: general, ART / Museum Studies, HISTORY / Historiography, History of art / art & design styles, Historiography, History of Art, Middle Eastern history, Society and culture: general, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies