Item Number: 106689 Title: Turquerie and the Politics of Representation, 1728-1876 Author: Avcioglu, Nebahat Price: Not Available ISBN: 9780754664222 Description: Aldershot: Ashgate, 2011. 24cm., hardcover, 330pp., ca. 80 b&w illus., several color plates. Contents: Introduction: toward a cross-cultural interpretation of art; Part I The Kiosk: Stanislas Leszczynski as Ahmed III or the union of the crown and the turban; 'The Turkish paradise or Vaux-hall Gardens'. Part II The Mosque: Kew Gardens: the Turkish mosque and the representation of empire. Part III The Hammam: The Turkish bath in Europe. Conclusion: Turquerie from imperial gardens to the Exposition Universelle; Bibliography; Index. ^Available March 2011^. We regret to inform you that this title is no longer available. P.O. Box 3904, Kingston, New York 12402 US Phone: 845-331-8519 Fax: 845-331-0852 Email: michael@artbooks.com |
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