Qayrawān - The Amuletic City

"Explores the cultural and religious significance of a series of artworks painted onto the walls of the Tunisian city of Qayrawåan by woman artists in the late nineteenth century"--

About the author

William Gallois is Professor of the History of the Islamic Mediterranean World at the University of Exeter. He is the author of several books, most recently A History of Violence in the Early Algerian Colony.

Summary

Explores the cultural and religious significance of a series artworks painted onto the walls of the Tunisian city of Qayrawa¯n by women artists in the late nineteenth century.

Product details

• Authors: William Gallois, William (University of Exeter) Gallois, Gallois William
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.01.2024
• EAN: 9780271095271
• ISBN: 978-0-271-09527-1
• Dimensions: 203 mm x 241 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 885 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Series: Refiguring Modernism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, ART / History / General, ART / African, ART / Women Artists, History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900, c 1800 to c 1900, History of Art, Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899, Painting & paintings, Tunisia, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Murals and wall paintings