Islamic art in the 19th century : tradition, innovation, and eclecticism

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Islamic art in the 19th century : tradition, innovation, and eclecticism

edited by Doris Behrens-Abouseif and Stephen Vernoit

(Islamic history and civilization, v. 60)

Brill, 2006

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This collection of essays on Islamic art and architecture in the nineteenth century covers a wide geographical area and draws together different regional elements. The essays devote much attention to social, political, economic and intellectual issues, including the role of tradition and responses to European aesthetics, among them the appropriation of orientalism and the rise of revivalist movements.

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