Private Collectors of Islamic Art in Late Nineteenth-Century London: The Persian Ideal

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Isabelle Gadoin

Private Collectors of Islamic Art in Late Nineteenth-Century London

The Persian Ideal

Isabelle Gadoin

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Routledge
27 May 2024

History of Art & Design Styles

Series: The Histories of Material Culture and Collecting, 1700-1950

This book examines British collectors of so-called Persian art (a broad umbrella term then covering a large portion of Islamic art) in the late 19th century, including ceramics, metalwork, carpets, textiles and woodwork.

Based on a foundational event, the very first exhibition of “Persian and Arab Art” held by a London Gentlemen’s Club in 1885, this book follows one generation of men, retracing the subtle shades of difference among “amateurs,” “connoisseurs,” “experts” and “collectors,” and exploring all the mechanisms of the construction of a collective fascination for the Orient. Isabelle Gadoin uncovers some of the first “scientific” analyses of Islamic objects and of the first private notebooks or exhibition catalogues, to provide an in-depth study of the way Westerners talked about Islamic objects and began to define what would become Islamic art history. All the while, Gadoin unravels the skein of Western prejudice, Romantic fancy, sincere admiration and ruthless appropriation, in art collecting, to write a new chapter of Orientalist history.

The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, history of collecting, colonialism and postcolonialism, and Orientalism.

By: Isabelle Gadoin
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367766030
ISBN 10: 0367766035
Series: The Histories of Material Culture and Collecting, 1700-1950
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 27 May 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Isabelle Gadoin is Professor of British Art and Literature at the University of Poitiers.