Antique Dealing and Creative Reuse in Cairo and Damascus 1850-1890 : Intercultural Engagements with Architecture and Craft in the Age of Travel and Reform /
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"The commodification of Islamic antiques intensified in the late Ottoman Empire, an age of domestic reform and increased European interference following the Tanzimat (reorganisation) of 1839. Mercedes Volait examines the social life of typical objects moving from Cairo and Damascus to Paris, London, and beyond, uncovers the range of agencies and subjectivities involved in the trade of architectural salvage and historic handicraft, and traces impacts on private interiors, through creative reuse and Revival design, in Egypt, Europe and America. By devoting attention to both local and global engagements with Middle Eastern tangible heritage, the present volume invites to look anew at Orientalism in art and interior design, the canon of Islamic architecture and the translocation of historic works of art"--
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004449886
9789004449879
The archaeological activities of James Douglas in Sussex between 1809 and 1819 /
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James Douglas (1753-1819) was a polymath, well ahead of his time in both the fields of archaeology and earth-sciences. This text recounts his archaeological and other activities in Sussex during the first two decades of the 19th century.
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Previously issued in print: 2017. :
1 online resource (vi, 60 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
9781784916497 (ebook) :
When archaeology meets communities : impacting interactions in Sicily over two eras (Messina, 1861-1918) /
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'When Archaeology Meets Communities' examines the history of 19th-century Sicilian archaeology through the archival documentation for the excavations at Tindari, Lipari and nearby minor sites in the Messina province, from Italy's Unification to the end of the First World War (1861-1918).
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Previously issued in print: 2018. :
1 online resource (x, 416 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781784917920 (ebook) :