International standard book number
9780300124309 (hbk.)
International standard book number
0300124309 (hbk.)
Shelfmark
CSR.1311
Main entry--uniform title
Venise et l'orient, 828-1797. English
Title
Venice and the Islamic world, 828-1797 / [general editor, Stefano Carboni ; translation from the French, Deke Dusinberre].
Edition
English ed.
Publication, distribution, etc.
New York : New Haven, Conn. ; London : The Metropolitan Museum of Art ; Yale University Press, c2007.
Physical description
374 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm.
Language
Text in English, translated from the French.
Note
"The exhibition was organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and the Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris"--T.p. verso.
Formatted contents note
Contents: I: The cultural and historical context -- Venice and the Turks -- Venice and the Islamic world in light of archival documents -- Venice as an "Eastern City" -- Venice and the mamluks -- The Serenissima and the sublime Porte: art in the art of diplomacy. 1453-1600 -- :Orientalist" painting in Venice, 15th to 17th centuries -- Pigments in Venetian and Islamic painting -- Renaissance Venice and her "moors" -- II: The decorative arts between Venice and the Islamic world -- Oriental carpets and textiles in Venice -- Ottoman or Italian velvets? A technical investigation -- Venice's textile and carpet trade: the role of Jewish merchants -- Master mahmud and inlaid metalwork in the 15th century -- Master mahmud and inlaid metalwork: a scientific perspective -- Venetian lacquer and bookbindings of the 16th century -- Venetian "lacquer": a scientific approach -- Enameled glass between the Eastern Mediterranean and Venice -- Influence of the Islamic tradition on the chemistry and technology of Venetian glass -- Islamic influence on the production of ceramics in Venice and Padua -- III: Catalogue of exhibited works.
Subject
Art, Medieval Italy Venice Islamic influences.
Subject
Art, Italian Italy Venice Islamic influences.
Subject
Decorative arts Italy Venice Exhibitions.
Subject
Decorative arts Middle East Exhibitions.
Subject
Venice (Italy) Civilization Islamic influences.
Added entry--name
Carboni, Stefano editor.
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Dusinberre, Deke translator.
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Institut du monde arabe (France) organizer.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art organizer host institution.
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Yale University Press publisher.
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United States New York New York.
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United States Connecticut New Haven.
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England London.
Language code
eng fre
Identifier
B54362