Trading Islamic artworks in seventeenth-century Italy: The case of the Cospi museum
This essay analyses the influence exerted by mercantile practices on the perception of Islamic artefacts in seventeenth- century Italy. It demonstrates that merchants importing collectibles directly from the Islamic world to Italy also brought information concerning the objects themselves, their cul...
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Gingko Library
2018
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