The Kaiser's Mosques: Islamic Architecture and Orientalizing Style in Habsburg Bosnia, 1878–1918
This book highlights an understudied experiment at the intersection of 19th-century European and Islamic architectural histories. It draws attention to a body of buildings designed by architects trained in Central Europe for use by Muslims in Habsburg ruled Bosnia-Herzegovina (1878-1918). They inclu...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | Undetermined language |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Bern
Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Series/Journal: | Studies in Central European Culture
4 |
| Further subjects: | B
History of architecture
B The Arts: treatments and subjects B Architecture B History and Archaeology B The Arts B History B European history B History of art |
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| Rights Information: | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 |
| Summary: | This book highlights an understudied experiment at the intersection of 19th-century European and Islamic architectural histories. It draws attention to a body of buildings designed by architects trained in Central Europe for use by Muslims in Habsburg ruled Bosnia-Herzegovina (1878-1918). They include mosques, madrasas, and other buildings corresponding to a traditional Islamic formal and functional typology. The composition and decoration, however, is the product of 19th-century European His toricist conduct. It became a prominent style for town halls and private residences; on occasion, it was also used for railway stations, schools, or hotels. The spread and concentration of buildings in this style in Bosnia is extraordinary. This monography not only fills a gap in an art history that has long turned a blind eye to Europe’s Southeast but also contributes to our understanding of European powers’ historical responses to the challenge of cultural diversity in territories under their control |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (220 p.) |
| ISBN: | 978-3-631-90983-6 978-3-631-90984-3 |
| Access: | Open Access |
