Author(s): Linda Komaroff (Editor); Michael Govan (Foreword by); Sinem Arcak Casale (Text by); Touraj Daryaee (Text by); Ashley Dimmig (Text by); Maryam Ekhtiar (Text by); Farshid Emami (Text by); Jessica Hallett (Text by); Katherine E. Kasdorf (Text by); Deborah L. Krohn (Text by); Zoe S. Kwok (Text by); Paulina B. Lewicka (Text by); Daniel Newman (Text by); Charles Perry (Text by); Helen Pfeifer (Text by); Amir Hosein Pourjavady (Text by); Hedda Reindl-Kiel (Text by)

Art Books

The spirit of feasting in Islamic lands as seen in art and material culture

This catalog represents the first occasion that the burgeoning knowledge of food culture in this period has been employed to inform our understanding of Islamic art. Dining with the Sultan offers a pan-Islamic reach, spanning the 8th through 19th centuries and including some 200 works of art representing a rich variety of mediums. Across its 400 pages, and through an abundance of color plates and new scholarship, the publication introduces audiences to Islamic art and culture with objects of undisputed quality and appeal. Viewed through the universal lens of fine dining, this transformative selection of materials emphasizes our shared humanity rather than our singular histories.