The Turk and Islam in the Western Eye, 1450-1750
Author | : James G. Harper |
Publisher | : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2011 |
ISBN-10 | : 0754663302 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780754663300 |
Rating | : 4/5 (300 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Turk and Islam in the Western Eye, 1450-1750 written by James G. Harper and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in English to approach the topic in this way, this collection probes the place that the Ottoman Turks occupied in the early modern Western imaginaire, and the ways in which this occupation expressed itself in the visual arts. Individual essays examine specific images or groups of images, problematizing the 'truths' they present and analyzing the contexts that shape the presentation of Ottoman or Islamic subject matter in European art.