Dining with the Sultan: The Fine Art of Feasting
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Author: Komaroff, Linda
This catalogue represents the first occasion that the burgeoning knowledge of food culture in this period has been employed to inform our understanding of Islamic art. The book offers a pan-Islamic reach, spanning the 8th through 19th centuries and including some 200 works of art representing a rich variety of mediums. Through an abundance of colour plates and new scholarship, the publication introduces audiences to Islamic art and culture with objects of undisputed quality and appeal.Viewed through the universal lens of fine dining, this transformative selection of materials emphasises our shared humanity rather than our singular histories.
ISBN 9781636810881. DelMonico Books/Los Angeles County Museum of Art. hb. 376 pages. 310 colour ills. 29.8 x 24.1 cm.
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This catalogue represents the first occasion that the burgeoning knowledge of food culture in this period has been employed to inform our understanding of Islamic art. The book offers a pan-Islamic reach, spanning the 8th through 19th centuries and including some 200 works of art representing a rich variety of mediums. Through an abundance of colour plates and new scholarship, the publication introduces audiences to Islamic art and culture with objects of undisputed quality and appeal.Viewed through the universal lens of fine dining, this transformative selection of materials emphasises our shared humanity rather than our singular histories.
ISBN 9781636810881. DelMonico Books/Los Angeles County Museum of Art. hb. 376 pages. 310 colour ills. 29.8 x 24.1 cm.
available