It takes the average reader 3 hours and 51 minutes to read Private Collectors of Islamic Art in Late Nineteenth-Century London by Isabelle Gadoin
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This book examines British collectors of so-called Persian art (a broad umbrella term then covering a large portion of Islamic art) in the late 19th century, including ceramics, metalwork, carpets, textiles and woodwork. Based on a foundational event, the very first exhibition of “Persian and Arab Art” held by a London Gentlemen’s Club in 1885, this book follows one generation of men, retracing the subtle shades of difference among “amateurs,” “connoisseurs,” “experts” and “collectors,” and exploring all the mechanisms of the construction of a collective fascination for the Orient. Isabelle...
Private Collectors of Islamic Art in Late Nineteenth-Century London by Isabelle Gadoin is 226 pages long, and a total of 57,856 words.
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