Islamic Art and Architecture: (World of Art) (Paperback) - Softcover

Hillenbrand, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500203059 ISBN 13: 9780500203057

Verlag: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1999

Inhaltsangabe

Covering a thousand years of history and an area stretching from the Atlantic to the borders of India and China, this text is a guide to the arts of Islam. From the supreme confidence of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem to the scores of exquisite buildings of Ottoman Istanbul; from the elegant palace complex of the Alhambra in Granada to the splendours of 17th-century Isfahan; from the virtuosity of Persian painting in the 15th century to the vivid ceramic tradition of Ottoman Iznik, the evolution of the range of Islamic arts is explored. Supported by a glossary of Islamic terms, a timeline and maps which untangle the complex history of Islamic dynasties and their artistic achievements, the book traces the architecture, calligraphy, book illumination, painting, ceramics, textiles, metalwork and other art forms of this prolific civilization, whose works survive in abundance.

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'Hillenbrand brings a fresh viewpoint to old and standard concepts ... an interesting and refreshing work' - Times Higher Education Supplement

Reseña del editor

Embracing a thousand years of history and an area stretching from the Atlantic to the borders of India and China, Robert Hillenbrand - a world authority on Islamic art and architecture - has written an unrivalled new synthesis of the arts of Islamic civilization. From the death of the Prophet Muhammad to the survival of the Ottoman Empire well into the modern age, Hillenbrand traces the evolution of an extraordinary range of art forms, including architecture, calligraphy, book illumination, painting, ceramics, glassware, textiles and metalwork. Complete with maps and glossary, this is an accessible and definitive guide to the arts of a vastly accomplished civilization.

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• Verlag: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0500203059
• ISBN 13: 9780500203057
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 288