Antique Dealing and Creative Reuse in Cairo and Damascus 1850-1890 : Intercultural Engagements with Architecture and Craft in the Age of Travel and Reform (Leiden Studies in Islam and Society)

This book examines the commodification of Middle Eastern antiques during the Tanzimat period through the social life of typical objects, the agencies and subjectivities involved in their trade, and the impact achieved on interior decoration in Egypt, Europe and America.