Invisible Hands
fabrication, forgery, and the art of islamic ceramics
$104.00
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
19 May 2026
Summary
Invisible Hands: Forgery and Fabrication in Islamic Ceramics
The remarkable history of forged and fabricated Islamic ceramics, their makers, and their unique role in colonial trade
In the heyday of Islamic art collecting around the turn of the twentieth century, thousands of premodern ceramic objects circulated on the international antiquities market. Invisible Hands tells the story of how traditional craft skills of the Islamic world, often thought…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691279749 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691279748 |
| Author: | Margaret S. Graves |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 19 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 267mm x 191mm |
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About The Author
Margaret S. Graves
Margaret S. Graves is the Adrienne Minassian Associate Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture in honor of Marilyn Jenkins-Madina at Brown University. Her books include Arts of Allusion: Object, Ornament, and Architecture in Medieval Islam; Ceramic Art (Princeton); and Making Modernity in the Islamic Mediterranean.
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