After One Hundred Years: The 1910 Exhibition Meisterwerke Muhammedanischer Kunst Reconsidered [German]

by Andrea Lermer

The exhibition "Meisterwerke muhammedanischer Kunst" that took place in Munich in 1910 marked a turning point in the approach to Islamic Art. The show attempted to break free of Orientalism and exotic fantasies and, in doing so, set a new standard for the reception of Islamic art in Europe. Moreover, naming the Islamic artefacts masterpieces, it layed claim to bestow upon Islamic art "a place equal to that of other cultural periods".
This book...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: German
• ISBN: 9004190015
• ISBN13: 9789004190016
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"