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The mercantile effect : art and exchange in the Islamicate world during the 17th and 18th centuries /

"The ten essays in this volume introduce a fascinating array of subjects, each one exploring an aspect of the far-reaching 'mercantile effect' and it's impact across western Asia in the early modern era. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the increased movement of mercha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Babaie, Sussan (Editor ), Gibson, Melanie (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Gingko Library, 2017.
Colección:Gingko Library art series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"The ten essays in this volume introduce a fascinating array of subjects, each one exploring an aspect of the far-reaching 'mercantile effect' and it's impact across western Asia in the early modern era. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the increased movement of merchants and merchandise from China to Europe brought desirable exotic commodities to new markets but also spread ideas, tastes and technologies across western Asia as never before."--Jacket
Notas:The research behind the essays in this book were originally presented at the third Ginko conference held at the Barenboim-Said Akademie, Berlin in November 2016.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (143 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781914983214
1914983211