{"id":6429,"date":"2021-10-28T09:55:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T13:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/?p=6429"},"modified":"2021-11-09T09:27:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T14:27:38","slug":"the-david-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/the-david-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamic Art at The David Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The David Collection<\/a> is a museum of fine and applied art in Copenhagen, Denmark, built around the private collections of lawyer, businessman and art collector C. L. David. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The museum is particularly noted for its collection of Islamic art one of the largest in Northern Europe. The collection of Islamic art contains works from almost the entire Islamic realm, from Spain in the West to India in the East and dating from the 7th to the 19th centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Islamic Art Collection <\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The Islamic works of art are presented from three different perspectives: Islamic art organized chronologically and geographically, Islamic art grouped according to material, and Islamic art presented in its cultural context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dynasties and Geography<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The works of art here are divided into 20 sections<\/a> according to specific epochs and dynasties and according to different geographic regions. Each of the 20 sections provides a historical introduction, a map, a selection of works of art, coins, and architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n