Islamic Metalwork from the Aron Collection (Arte) - Hardcover

Curatola, Giovanni; Giunta, Roberta; Bernardini, Michele

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8836646840 ISBN 13: 9788836646845

Verlag: Silvana, 2021

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An eye-opening cornucopia of Islamic metal craftsmanship from the Middle Ages to the 14th century

The Aron Collection was first introduced to the public in 1986 with the publication of a highly acclaimed catalog featuring a wide variety of Islamic metalwork pieces. This volume presents the second expert curation of the private English collection, helmed by professor Giovanni Curatola. The text explores the main regional schools that flourished in this particular genre of Islamic art, focusing in particular on Iran and Central Asia with pieces dating as far back as the Medieval era alongside later works. Metalworking is an extremely technical and complex art, and each of the items in this collection represents a level of virtuosity achieved through centuries of experimentation. The pitchers, bowls and other vessels offer insight into the evolution of the craft between the 9th and the 14th centuries and open a window onto the lifestyles of Muslim society through history.

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The art of metalworking has been practiced continuously at every latitude of the planet. In this, the Islamic world is no exception. But if we look at the objects unearthed at archaeological digs or in the museums and private collections that have patiently collected them over the centuries, one cannot but be surprised by the almost infinite quantity of materials, shapes and decorations created both by renowned artists and anonymous craftsmen. Metalworking is a highly important and characteristic sector of Islamic art, and the diffusion of these works in contexts other than where they originated is highly significant evidence of this fact. There can be no doubt that these artefacts were produced by a highly-advanced and structured society whose boundaries and remarkable technical expertise we are still unable to place in wider contexts, most notably historical and social. Prof. Giovanni Curatola took the objects in the Aron Collection as a cue for a meticulous comparative study of medieval Islamic metalwork, making this book a fundamental addition to the literature on the subject.

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• Verlag: Silvana
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 8836646840
• ISBN 13: 9788836646845
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 287
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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