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Rediscovering Objects from Islamic Lands in Enlightenment Europe

Rediscovering Objects from Islamic Lands in Enlightenment Europe

Hardcover

Series: Studies in Art Historiography

Art History

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ISBN10: 0367609479
ISBN13: 9780367609474
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Dec 31 2021
Pages: 174
Language: English

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.

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