The Mercantile Effect - Art and Exchange in the Islamicate World During the 17th and 18th Centuries (Paperback)

This lavishly illustrated volume of essays introduces a fascinating array of subjects, each exploring an aspect of the far-reaching "mercantile effect" and its impact across western Asia in the early modern era. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the increased movement of merchants and goods from China to Europe brought desirable commodities to new markets, but also spread ideas, tastes, and technologies across western Asia as never before. Through the newly-established Dutch, English, and French East India companies, as well as much older mercantile networks, commodities including silk, ivory, books, and glazed porcelains were transported both east and west. The Mercantile Effect shows a fascinating array of trade objects and the customs and traditions of traders that brought about a period of intense cultural interchange.

General

Imprint:	Gingko Library
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Art History and Architecture
Release date:	April 2019
Editors:	Melanie Gibson
Dimensions:	242 x 240 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Picture book
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-1-909942-30-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1600 to 1800 > General Promotions
LSN:	1-909942-30-8
Barcode:	9781909942301

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