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Islamic Art
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Islamic Art
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Brend
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:240 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 246,Width 189 |
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| Category/Genre | Oriental art |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780714114439
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| Classifications | Dewey:709.17671 |
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| Audience | | General | | Undergraduate | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
60 Illustrations, black and white; 150 Illustrations, color
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
British Museum Press
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| Imprint |
British Museum Press
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| Publication Date |
28 May 1991 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This history of Islamic art surveys the magnificent achievement of Muslim arists and craftsmen over 1200 years, from the 7th to the 19th centuries AD. Architecture, manuscripts, ceramics and glass, metalwork, textiles and carpets, with their distinctive subtlety of outline and sumptuous decoration, formed the basis of a cultural heritage of extraordinary richness. And yet under different local conditions - in Arabia or Turkey, central Asia or Spain, North Africa, India or Iran - and in the hands of Arabs, Seljuks, Mamluks, Mongols, Timurid and Ottoman Turks, Safavids or Mughals, this shared heritage produced a great diversity of styles, which the author examines region by region. Also considered is the specific character of Islamic art and its influence in the West, as well as modern developments. The book contains a useful glossary of Arabic, Turkish and Persian terms.
ReviewsThis may well be the first book on this subject that is sensible, accessible, authoritative, thoughtfully organized--and does not require a table to support it. "Islamic Art" is also illustrated with remarkable finesse.--David Nalle "American-Arab Affairs "
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