Marcus Milwright: Writing Art History as Fiction: A Story of Islamic Art
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, LondonIt is a sign of the growing maturity of the field of Islamic art history that there are already many introductory surveys. Some attempt to cover all regions and periods, though it is more common for these books to establish chronological and geographical boundaries. More recently, introductions to the study of Islamic material and visual…