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The Oriental Obsession: Islamic Inspiration in British and American Art and Architecture 1500-1920 (Cambridge Studies in the History of Art)
The Oriental Obsession Islamic Inspiration in British and American Art and Architecture 15001920 - Cambridge Studies in the History of Art
Author: John Sweetman
The Oriental Obsession begins in the early sixteenth century with Cardinal Wolsey waiting two years for the delivery of sixty rare Turkey carpets from Venice, and ends in the age of the great exhibitions and emporia on both sides of the Atlantic, before and after 1900, when Islamic objects were seen, appreciated, and bought by millions of the pu...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521329828
ISBN-10: 0521329825
Publication Date: 1/29/1988
Pages: 362
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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