Antique dealing and creative reuse in Cairo and Damascus 1850-1890 : intercultural engagements with architecture and craft in the age of travel and reform /

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"The commodification of Islamic antiques intensified in the late Ottoman Empire, an age of domestic reform and increased European interference following the Tanzimat (reorganisation) of 1839. Mercedes Volait examines the social life of typical objects moving from Cairo and Damascus to Paris, Lo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Volait, Mercedes (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
Series:Leiden studies in Islam and society, volume 12
Subjects:
1800-1899
Antiques business > Egypt > Cairo > History > 19th century.
Antiques business > Syria > Damascus > History > 19th century.
Islamic decorative arts > Collectors and collecting > History > 19th century.
Antiques in interior decoration > History > 19th century.
Salvage (Waste, etc.) in interior decoration > History > 19th century.
Cultural property > Middle East.
Antiquités (Objets anciens) > Commerce > Égypte > Le Caire > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Antiquités (Objets anciens) > Commerce > Syrie > Damas > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Arts décoratifs islamiques > Collectionneurs et collections > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Antiquités (Objets anciens) en décoration intérieure > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY / Middle East / General
Antiques business
Antiques in interior decoration
Antiquities
Cultural property
Salvage (Waste, etc.) in interior decoration
Middle East > Antiquities.
Turkey > History > Tanzimat, 1839-1876.
Moyen-Orient > Antiquités.
Empire ottoman > Histoire > 1839-1876 (Tanzimat)
Egypt > Cairo
Middle East
Syria > Damascus
Turkey
Middle Eastern history
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Early shows and sales of Islamic antiques in Paris
  • Expanding trades in late Ottoman Cairo and Damascus
  • Conflicted commodification in Cairo
  • Fashioning immersive displays in Egypt and beyond
  • Guise and disguise before and during the Tanzimat.

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