Table of Contents

Contents

List of Figures and Diagrams

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Overture: Islamic Carpets in European Paintings

1. Works of Art and Art-Historical Narratives

2. Monocultural Art-History Narratives

3. Why Monoculturalism Is Not the Whole Story

4. What Happens when Art-Making Traditions Intersect

5. Charts and Works of Art

6. The Importance of an Aesthetic

7. Exotic Aesthetics

8. How Exotic Can Exotic Art Be?

9. Our World Art History Is Imperialism Seen Aesthetically

10. Mutual Respect as an Ethical Ideal

Conclusion: The Coming Transformation of Western Art History

Selective Annotated Bibliography

Index

About the Author

David Carrier is Champney Family Professor at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Institute of Art. He is the author of the Penn State titles The Aesthetics of Comics (2000), High Art: Charles Baudelaire and the Origins of Modernist Painting (1996), The Aesthete in the City (1994), Poussin's Paintings: A Study in Art-Historical Methodology (1993), and Principles of Art History Writing (1990).

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