Turquerie : an eighteenth-century European fantasy
Williams, Haydn2014
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Painstakingly researched from many sources, this book looks at the artistic phenomenon known as turquerie. At the end of the 17th century, the long-standing fear of the Turk in Europe was gradually replaced by fascination. Travellers accounts of the Ottoman lands, translations of works such as One Thousand and One Nights, and the magnificent spectacle of Ottoman ambassadors and their retinues were among the catalysts that inspired the creation of a European fantasy of this world. In this new book, Haydn Williams shows how turquerie manifested itself in the arts across Europe.
Main title:
Turquerie : an eighteenth-century European fantasy / Haydn Williams.
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Imprint:
London : Thames & Hudson, 2014.
Collation:
239 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 31 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780500252062 (hbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
1264797
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