LATEST ART BOOKSImperial Threads. Motifs and Artisans From Turkey, Iran and India
Silvana Editoriale
Doha, MIA - Museum of Islamic Art, March 15 - November 4, 2017.
Edited by Mounia Chekhab-Abudaya and Julia Tugwell.
English and Arabic Text.
Cinisello Balsamo, 2017; clothbound, pp. 272, col. ill., cm 24x30,5.
ISBN: 88-366-3617-9 - EAN13: 9788836636174
Subject: Collections,Decorative Arts (Ceramics, Porcelain, Majolica),Painting,Textiles (Tapestries, Carpets, Embroyderies)
Period: 1000-1400 (XII-XIV) Middle Ages,1400-1800 (XV-XVIII) Renaissance
Places: Out of Europe
Extra: Oriental Art and Culture
Languages: 
Weight: 0.79 kg
Between war, diplomatic relations and political changes, precious objects were transferred across borders, whether as gifts or war booty, and artists pursued careers from one workshop to another.
With this interaction, an entirely new distinctive range of motifs emerged, referencing and building upon earlier Islamic tradition and foreign artistic influences. Through the high level of patronage and artistic craftsmanship, patrons and artists succeeded in shaping this cultural exchange.
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