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

1. Verfasser: Volait, Mercedes 1956- , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2021.
Umfang/Format: xx, 283 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Leiden studies in Islam and society volume 12
Schlagworte:
Parallelausgabe: Antique Dealing and Creative Reuse in Cairo and Damascus 1850-1890 (Online version) | ISSN: 978-90-04-44988-6
Online Zugang: open access
Inhaltsangabe:
  • 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.