The Oriental Obsession

Islamic Inspiration in British and American Art and Architecture 1500-1920

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Paperback | 6 January 1992

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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 public. The book is concerned with a subject which has not been treated before - the history over four centuries of Islamic artistic traditions and European ideas of Islam as they affected the visual arts of the west and particularly the English-speaking peoples. Studies of individual aspects have been made previously, but this is the first time that an attempt has been made to consider the subject as a whole. The geographical purview extends from Moorish Spain in the west to British India in the east and, besides architecture, the activities that are involved include painting, ceramics, textiles, metalwork, furniture and bookcrafts.

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'A serious, full-length study of the impact of the Islamic world on the visual arts of the English-speaking nations has long been overdue. Here it is at last. Dr Sweetman is a born writer. His text is full of unexpected felicities and he writes with such consistent polish, grace and insight that one's attention never flags ... marvellous synoptic achievement.' Oriental Art

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Non-Fiction Arts & Entertainment History of Art & Design Styles Art Styles Not Defined by Date Oriental Art Architecture

List of illustrations
Preface
Introduction
1500 to 1660: the growing impetus
1660 to 1750: the connoisseurs of spectacle
1750 to 1820: models east of Rome
After 1820: the painters' vision
After 1850: the design reformers
The American story
Conclusion
Appendices
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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The Oriental Obsession

Islamic Inspiration in British and American Art and Architecture 1500-1920

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