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The Sun King at sea: maritime art and galley slavery in Louis XIV's France


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Abstract

"This richly illustrated volume, the first devoted to maritime art and galley slavery in early modern France, shows how royal propagandists used the image and labor of enslaved Muslims to glorify Louis XIV"--

Contents

Turks at Work: Building the Marseille Arsenal -- Port to Palace: Mediterranean Mastery at Paris and Versailles -- Civility and Barbarism: Enslaved Turks in Maritime Ceremonies and Manuals -- Spectacles of Suffering: Galley Slaves and Plague.

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  • Publication

    Los Angeles: Getty Research Institute, [2022]


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  • Period

    1600-1799


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    • 9781606067307
    • 1606067303

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