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Architecture and craft, have not been indexed. Names of works of art, exhibitions, firms and non-British words have been italicised.

Académie de France in Rome 183
ʿAjamī work 94, 131, 172, 173, 237, 238
Albukhary Foundation 168
Alhambra jar 126
Alhambresque Style 10
Albanian dress 200–202, 205
Almehs(s), almée(s) 234
Almée, an Egyptian Dancer 226 n. 148, 152, 232, 234, 244
Al-Mummia [The Night of Counting the Years] (film) 57
Al-Sadat al-Wafaʾiyya (Sufi order) 94, 96, 99
American Bible Society 133
Ancient armour Cavalcade
Dagger(s)
Damascene swords
Islamic arms/Oriental Armoury
Ottoman arsenal/dar al-asliha
Persian helmets
Tamga (“arsenal mark”)
Western armour
Ancient glass Bowl
Enamelled glass
Flask(s)
Mosque lamp(s)
Qamariyya or coloured glass window
Rock crystal
Vessel
Anglo-Arab rooms (UK) 175, 176, 183
Antikjī (antique dealer) 76, 87
Antiquarian(s) 76, 87, 174, 175, 189, 190, 210, 219
Antique dealers 5, 18, 28, 50, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 63, 64, 70, 72, 76, 87, 88, 89, 124, 168, 247 Au Bon Marché (Paris)
Au Magasin oriental (Beirut)
Au Musée oriental (Beirut)
Les Magasins du Louvre (Paris)
Liberty and Co (London)
Turkish and Persian bazaar (Cairo)
Antique dealing 7
in Blue-and white china 57
in Cairo 54, 55, 57, 62
in Damascus 18, 24–25, 54, 73–77, 80, 84, 86, 89–90, 93–94, 108, 110, 130–131, 133, 150, 245
In old books 57
In India 50
Apotropaia 166, 170
Arabs Travelling in the Desert 212, 243–244
Arabesque furniture 65, 158, 183, 248 n. 29, 250, 251
Arabic Bible 184
Archaeological Museum of Cairo University (Egypt) 66
Ardabil carpet 19
L’Art pour tous (illustrated magazine) 28, 29–32, 50–52
Art translocation 11, 15, 50
Atmospheric rooms 5, 126, 128, 186
Attire 190, 214
Au Bon Marché (Paris) 70
Auction houses 16, 28, 48 Hôtel des ventes (Paris)
Sotheby’s (London)
Stevens auction rooms (London)
Au Magasin oriental (Beirut) 77
Au Musée oriental (Beirut) 77
Bal travesti chez le baron Lycklama 199
Bern Historical Museum (Switzerland) 16
Bible 133, 223, 225
Bidri ware 23
Bowl 22
Bric-à-brac 14 n. 3, 57, 65, 66, 75, 126
Bronze door 112
Bronze lamp 35, 37
Byzantine style 146
Calligraphy 35, 101
Candlestick(s) 113
Cantagalli brothers (ceramicists) 181
Carpets Ardabil carpet
Persian rugs
Cashmere shawls 186
Cavalcade 17
Centennial Exhibition (Philadelphia, 1876) 65
Cercle oriental (Paris) 216
Chibouk 100, 101, 193, 195, 213–218, 243
Chinoiserie 21
Clunisienne (restoration technique) 65
Comité de conservation des monuments de l’art arabe 111, 113, 122, 125, 173
Costume à la longue 207, 210, 212
Costume albums 191
Cross-cultural dressing 5, 10, 186 n. 4, 189, 190, 193 n. 21, 196–198, 201, 205, 206, 213, 218, 240, 241, 245, 246, 253
Curiosities 1, 3–5, 14, 18, 23, 54–57, 59, 63, 76, 87, 90, 126, 130, 186
Dados 2, 98–100, 140, 154, 157, 169
Dagger(s) 186
Dallāl (crier) 55
Damascene swords 76
Decontextualised art 186
Démolisseur 174, 247
Dikka 78, 200
Divan Club 197
Dīwān 99, 108 n. 49
Doorknocker 151
Dragoman(s) 74, 119, 210
Earthquake(s)
1847 in Cairo 90
1856 in Cairo 48
Eliézer et Rébecca 223
Embroidery 88, 130
Enamelled glass 21, 45, 58, 126
Entari 207–208
European goods 3, 55, 75, 94, 124
Ewer(s) 23, 24, 29, 232
Exhibitions 5, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 29, 34, 38, 42, 44, 45 n. 94, 50, 65, 67, 134, 172, 191, 232, 246 Centennial Exhibition (Philadelphia, 1876)
Exposition Universelle (Paris, 1867)
Exposition Universelle (Paris, 1878)
L’Égypte des Khalifes (Paris, 1878)
Musée oriental (Paris, 1869)
Musée rétrospectif (Paris, 1865)
Exposition Universelle (Paris, 1867) 14, 34
Exposition Universelle (Paris, 1878) 102
Fakes and forgeries 34
Faïences persanes 18, 28 n. 53, 134
Flask(s) in glass 21
Footed basin 28
Fountain 8, 38, 77, 95, 99, 100, 122, 146
Fraktur art 101
Fumeur de narghileh 244
Fumoir arabe 186
Furino brothers (Cairo) (Revival furniture’s workshop) 84
Fustanella 201–202, 217
Gem-set ewer 24
Georges Hallé Fils & Successeur 186
Gesamtkunstwerk 128
Gothic Revival 17–18, 184
Grand Tour 130, 198, 201
Grande fabrique de meubles et objets orientaux (Damascus) 77
Gustav Stickley’s Craftsman Workshop (New York) 86
Gūza 214
Helmet 3, 16, 18, 25–29, 34
Hispano-Moorish Style 22, 28 n. 53
Hôtel des ventes (Paris) 16
Intérieur de salon arabe au Caire 232, 244
Islamic arms/Oriental Armoury 16
Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) 168
Islamic ceramics Alhambra jar
Faïences persanes
Footed basin
Gem-set ewer
Iznik tiles
Iznik-style Damascene tiles
Islamic metalwork Bidri ware
Bronze door
Bronze lamp
Candlestick(s)
Doorknocker
Ewer(s)
Mirror
Nielloed silverware
Islamic stonework Dados
Fountain
Salsabīl
Islamic style/Revival interiors 148, 154, 157, 175, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 186, 189, 215, 227, 237, 240
Saracenic room 175
Anglo-arab rooms 175
Islamic woodwork ʿAjamī work
Arab bed 148
Arab chest 148
Arch 158
Carved panel(s) 1, 29, 48, 50, 65, 157, 159, 163, 184
Ceiling 2, 3, 29, 46, 94, 119, 134, 135, 139, 140, 143, 146, 147, 150, 151, 154, 155, 157, 160, 168, 172, 180, 184, 247
Inlaid casket 28
Inscribed panel 48
Lajin minbar 29, 32, 45, 50
Lajin panels 47–49
Mashrabiya 2, 35, 52, 66, 77, 115, 134, 142, 178
Minbar door 66
Roundels 50, 52
Iznik tiles 1, 29, 31, 52, 94, 95, 98, 99, 131, 156, 158, 172
Iznik-style Damascene tiles 70, 71, 130, 131, 154, 172
James Dawkins and Robert Wood Discovering the Ruins of Palmyra 190
Janissaries 25, 202, 207
Jubba 210, 214
kaftan 214
Kavuk 193
khaftān see kaftan
Kharan chair 178
Khayyāmiya 62, 104
Kursī 77, 78, 80, 82, 83, 84, 86 n. 110, 88, 100, 124
Le Bon Samaritain 223
L’Égypte des Khalifes (Paris, 1878) 134
La Caravane du Sultan à la Mecque 198
Les Magasins du Louvre (Paris) 72
Libraries 62, 95, 109, 110
Library of Ashrafiyya (Damascus) 108
Lottinoplastie (reproduction technique) 175
Liberty and Co (London) 83, 88, 175
Madame de Vergennes, en costume oriental 196
Madrasa 53, 110, 170
Mamluks 25, 78 n. 87, 202, 207, 219
Mamluk Style 38, 61 n. 25, 66 n. 39, 69, 164, 166, 169, 172
Mandara 98, 119, 121, 147
Mannequins 16, 42, 186, 236, 237
Manuscripts 42, 50, 78 n. 87, 108, 109, 110, 124, 185
Markūb 209
Markwick Markham (watchmakers) 193
Master-carpenter 112
M. de Vergennes, ambassadeur de France, en costume turc 196–197
Mecca cushions 180
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) 1, 18 n. 13, 21, 23, 25, 48, 66, 72 n. 50, 146 n. 42, 156, 234
Minbar 29, 45, 46, 48–50, 53, 96, 110–112, 122
Mirror 247
Misappropriation/cannibalisation/embezzlement 5, 11, 108, 109–112, 122, 125, 130
Mixed-period artefacts 11, 168
Mizz 209
Monsieur Levett et Mademoiselle Glavani en costume turc 195
Moorish Style 9, 10, 65, 84, 178, 180
Mosque lamp(s) 21, 22–23, 45, 58, 126, 248, 250
Musée Arabe see Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo
Musée d’Orsay (Paris) 1
Musée de Cluny (Paris) 5, 65, 66, 160, 166, 174–177, 184, 186, 242, 247
Musée de la Castre (Cannes) 25
Musée des Arts décoratifs (Paris) 6
Musée des Beaux-Arts (Lyons) 29
Musée du Louvre (Paris) 1, 6, 48, 80
Musée oriental (Paris, 1869) 50
Musée rétrospectif (Paris, 1865) 15
Museums 1, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 14, 15, 25, 29, 42, 48, 54, 65, 66, 116, 126, 160, 173, 184, 237, 249 Archaeological Museum of Cairo University (Egypt)
Bern Historical Museum (Switzerland)
British Museum (London)
Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
Musée d’Orsay (Paris)
Musée de Cluny (Paris)
Musée de la Castre (Cannes)
Musée des Arts décoratifs (Paris)
Musée des Beaux-Arts (Lyons)
Musée du Louvre (Paris)
Museum for Art and Industry (Vienna)
Museum of Egyptian Antiquities (Cairo)
Museum of Fine Arts (Boston) 66
Museum of Islamic Art (Cairo)
National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation (Cairo)
South Kensington Museum , see Victoria and Albert Museum
The Walters Art Museum (Baltimore)
Victoria and Albert Museum (London)
Wallace Collection (London)
Museum for Art and Industry (Vienna) 48
Museum of Egyptian Antiquities (Cairo) 66
Museum of Fine Arts (Boston) 66
Museum of Islamic Art (Cairo) 35, 78, 122, 123, 135, 166–168
National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation (Cairo) 66
Nielloed silverware 23
Nizami dress 208–213, 217, 227, 244
One Thousand and One Nights 244, 253
Ottoman arsenal/dar al-asliha 25
Ottoman attire 191, 197
Ottoman-market pocket watch 193
Patina 126
Persian rugs 19, 74, 102
Persian style 173, 237
Photography 90 n. 8, 101–103, 105–106, 213 n. 94, 221, 251
Pictorial Orientalism 6, 11, 240
Plaster casting 148, 149, 157, 158, 174, 184
Qajar pieces 50, 173
Qamariyya or coloured glass window 59
Qurʾan 35, 45, 53, 78, 110, 143, 184
Copy dated fourteenth-century 35
Folios 45
In the name of Sultan Barquq 45
Rébecca à la fontaine 213, 223
Recueil Ferriol 193, 196 n. 34, 198
Recycling 190, 247
“Restorations” 38
Revival crafts 5, 38, 52, 54, 60, 65, 89, 124, 184, 247, 248
Tiles 63 n. 28
Revival furniture 77, 87, 250 Kharan chair
Thebes stool
Rock crystal 126
Romantic Movement 18
Rothschild (family) 14 n. 3, 18, 21–23, 49, 126, 140, 164–165, 182
Rottmann, Strome and Co (London) 84
Rubble 2, 90–91, 154
Rucellai Madona 143
Rue du Caire 227
Sabha 102
Salomé 232, 234
Salsabīl 99
Salvage 1 n 2, 5, 11, 13, 14, 34, 45, 50, 53, 54, 63, 64, 66, 70, 77, 86, 87, 91, 112, 115, 124, 126, 128, 134, 137, 148, 150, 151, 154, 155, 164–166, 168, 169, 172, 174, 180, 184, 185, 247, 248
Şalvar 193, 196, 207
Schatzkammer 126
Shāh bandar 75, 124
shariʿa 108
Shiism 170
Société orientale de France 216
Society of Dilettanti 190 n. 12, 197–198 n. 41
Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings 114
Sotheby’s (London) 48
Spolia/reuse 2, 122, 169, 170, 171, 172, 174, 175, 184
Stevens auction rooms (London) 65
Style rooms 126, 181
Sufra 78, 80
Tamga (“arsenal mark”) 25, 34
Tarbush 209
Tanzimat 3, 186, 189–190
Tarazi (Beirut) 77, 84, 87, 89
Thebes stool 179
Themed rooms , see Style rooms
The Walters Art Museum (Baltimore) 25
Tumbāk 215
Turkish and Persian bazaar (Cairo) 57
Turquerie 183, 218 n. 115
Union centrale des beaux-arts appliqués à l’industrie/UCAD 15, 28, 34, 50, 126, 191
Vessel in glass 50
Victoria and Albert Museum (London) 15, 19, 44–46, 50, 52, 62–63, 65, 76, 77, 80 n. 96, 111, 147, 243
Visual Orientalism , see pictorial Orientalism
Voyage dans le désert 212–213, 240, 243–244
Wallace Collection (London) 16
Waqf 11, 91, 94, 107–110, 124, 125, 168
Administration of, in Cairo 44, 91 n. 12, 112 n. 63, 113
Of Al-Ashrafiyya mosque, in Cairo 59, 122
of Sultan al-Gawri, in Cairo 45
Ziegler firm (Tabriz) 20
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