Islamic Art in the 19th Century: Tradition, Innovation, And Eclecticism (Islamic History and Civilization) (Islamic History & Civilization, 60)

This collection of essays provides a timely reassessment of nineteenth-century Islamic art and architecture. The essays demonstrate that the arts of that era were vibrant and diverse, making ingenious use of native traditions and materials or adopting imported conventions and new technologies. However, traditionalists, revivalists and modernists all referred in one way or another to an Islamic heritage, whether to reinvent, revive or reject it. Beginning with an historical introduction and an assessment of changing attitudes towards the visual arts the following essays provide case studies of architecture and art in Ottoman Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, sub-Saharan Africa, Iran, Central Asia, India and the Caribbean. They examine such issues as patronage, sources of artistic inspiration and responses to European art. The essays have a relevance and importance for our understanding of the societies and attitudes of that time, and have a direct bearing on the more general debate concerning cultural identity and the integration of modern ideas in the Muslim world. The book is richly illustrated with very many illustrations in black-and-white and in full colour. This Collection Of Essays Provides A Reassessment Of Nineteenth-century Islamic Art And Architecture. The Essays Demonstrate That The Arts Of That Era Were Vibrant And Diverse, Making Ingenious Use Of Native Traditions And Materials Or Adopting Imported Conventions And New Technologies. However, Traditionalists, Revivalists And Modernists All Referred In One Way Or Another To An Islamic Heritage, Whether To Reinvent, Revive Or Reject It. Beginning With An Historical Introduction And An Assessment Of Changing Attitudes Towards The Visual Arts The Following Essays Provide Case Studies Of Architecture And Art In Ottoman Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, Sub-saharan Africa, Iran, Central Asia, India And The Caribbean. They Examine Such Issues As Patronage, Sources Of Artistic Inspiration And Responses To European Art. -- From The Publisher. An Historical Introduction To The Nineteenth Century : Trends And Influences / Benjamin C. Fortna -- The Visual Arts In Nineteenth-century Muslim Thought / Stephen Vernoit -- Nineteenth-century Ottoman Funerary Architecture : From Innovation To Eclecticism / Mehmet Baha Tanman -- Continuity And Change In Nineteenth-century Istanbul : Sultan Abdülaziz And The Beylerbeyi Palace / Filiz Yenişehirlioğlu -- After Müstakim-zade / Tim Stanley -- The Visual Transformation Of Egypt During The Reign Of Muhammad 'ali / Doris Behrens-abouseif -- Appropriating Orientalism? : Saber Sabri's Mamluk Revivals In Late-nineteenth-century Cairo / Mercedes Volait -- The Survival Of Textile Manufacture In Morocco In The Nineteenth Century / Nadia Erzini -- Keeping The Faith : Islam And West African Art History In The Nineteenth Century / John Picton -- Ancestral Themes In The Art Of Qajar Iran, 1785-1925 / Jennifer M. Scarce -- Innovation And Revivalism In Later Persian Calligraphy : The Visal Family Of Shiraz / Maryam Ekhtiar -- An Encounter Between Qatar Iran And The West : The Rashtrapati Bhavan Painting Of Fath 'ali Shah At The Hunt / Layla S. Diba -- The Visual Language Of Qatar Medals / Priscilla Soucek -- Almost Hilariously Bad : Iranian Pottery In The Nineteenth Century / Oliver Watson -- Nineteenth-century Tilework At Khiva / J.m. Rogers -- Architecture And Identity In Three Indian States / Giles Tillotson -- Art For Twenty-four Hours / Peter Chelkowski. Edited By Doris Behrens-abouseif And Stephen Vernoit. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [433]-438) And Index. Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 6 Acknowledgements 8 Foreword 10 An Historical Introduction to the Nineteenth Century: Trends and Influences 12 The Visual Arts in Nineteenth-Century Muslim Thought 30 Nineteenth-Century Ottoman Funerary Architecture: From Innovation to Eclecticism 48 Continuity and Change in Nineteenth-Century Istanbul: Sultan Abdülaziz and the Beylerbeyi Palace 68 After Müstakim-zade 100 The Visual Transformation of Egypt during the Reign of Muhammad ʿAli 120 Appropriating Orientalism? Saber Sabri’s Mamluk Revivals in Late-Nineteenth-Century Cairo 142 The Survival of Textile Manufacture in Morocco in the Nineteenth Century 168 Keeping the Faith: Islam and West African Art History in the Nineteenth Century 202 Ancestral Themes in the Art of Qajar Iran, 1785–1925 242 Innovation and Revivalism in Later Persian Calligraphy: The Visal Family of Shiraz 268 An Encounter between Qajar Iran and the West: The Rashtrapati Bhavan Painting of Fath ʿAli Shah at the Hunt 292 The Visual Language of Qajar Medals 316 Almost Hilariously Bad: Iranian Pottery in the Nineteenth Century 344 Nineteenth-Century Tilework at Khiva 374 Architecture and Identity in Three Indian States 398 Art for Twenty-Four Hours 420 Select Bibliography 444 Index 450 Featuring illustrations in colour and black-and-white, this collection of essays provides a reassessment of nineteenth-century Islamic art and architecture. The essays demonstrate that the arts of that era were vibrant and diverse, making ingenious use of native traditions and materials or adopting imported conventions and new technologies.