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, theseIslamicate 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 signicant impact on conceptions of cultural boundaries, differences and identity.

Mattia Guidetti, Isabelle Dolezalek (2022). Rediscovering Objects from Islamic Lands in Enlightenment Europe. Londra : Routledge.

Rediscovering Objects from Islamic Lands in Enlightenment Europe

Mattia Guidetti;
2022

Abstract

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, theseIslamicate 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 signicant impact on conceptions of cultural boundaries, differences and identity.
2022
174
978-0367-60947-4
Mattia Guidetti, Isabelle Dolezalek (2022). Rediscovering Objects from Islamic Lands in Enlightenment Europe. Londra : Routledge.
Mattia Guidetti; Isabelle Dolezalek
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