Virtually all the masterpieces of Islamic art - the Alhambra, the Taj Mahal and the Tahmasp "Shahnama" - were produced during the period from the Mongol conquests in the early 13th century to the advent of European colonial rule in the 19th century. This work surveys the architecture and arts of the traditional Islamic lands during this era.
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A survey of the major works produced in the traditional Islamic lands.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Intended as a standard text, this volume by the area editors of Islam for The Dictionary of Art (1980. 3d ed.) is a sequel to Richard Ettinghausen and Oleg Grabar's now classic The Art and Architecture of Islam: 650-1250 (Viking, 1988). Organized simply by chronology (with sections on 1250-1500 and 1500-1800) and then by geography (Iran and Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, Asia Minor, and India), the text focuses separately on architecture and "the arts." Each chapter concentrates on a limited number of significant objects, discussing not only stylistic and aesthetic issues but also addressing the social, historical, and economic contexts of those works. Although this book is densely written in a manner typical of survey texts and lacking the richly colored glossy reproductions of a coffee-table tome, its comprehensive coverage entitles it to become part of any library with the slightest interest in art.
Eugene C. Burt, Art Inst. of Seattle Lib.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Eugene C. Burt, Art Inst. of Seattle Lib.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Simply a spectacular book. The text is fascinating and the images are first rate. The art and architecture of Islam is elegant and beautiful, obviously when you think of Islamic Architecuture of this period you think of the Taj Mahal, which of course, is one of the most spectacular buildings in the world, but there are so many others. This book will make you really appreciate the Architectuere and Art of this wonderful religion. Highly recommended.
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This book surveys the art and architecture of the traditional Islamic lands between the Atlantic and Indian oceans and the Eurasian steppe and the Sahara in the period from the Mongol conquests in the early thirteenth century to the European conquests in the early nineteenth. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
muqarnas cornice, brass inlaid with silver, south iwan, saz style, quadripartite garden, luster tiles, muqarnas vault, tile revetments, octagonal zone, joggled voussoirs, double frontispiece, qibla iwan, seca tiles, imperial atelier, qibla side, congregational mosque, court scriptorium, hospice for sufis, chinoiserie motifs, endowment deed, cuerda seca, animal carpets, qibla wall, hasht bihisht, domed bays Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Central Asia, North Africa, Husayn Bayqara, Topkapi Palace, Fatehpur Sikri, New York, Taj Mahal, Dome of the Rock, Dust Muhammad, Hagia Sophia, Shir Shah, Blue Mosque, Chahar Bagh, Çinili Kiosk, International Timurid, Prophet Muhammad, Ahmad Yasavi, Freer Gallery of Art, Shah Mosque, University Library, British Library, British Museum, Great Mongol Sháhnáma, Nizami's Khamsa, Red Fort New!
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This book surveys the art and architecture of the traditional Islamic lands between the Atlantic and Indian oceans and the Eurasian steppe and the Sahara in the period from the Mongol conquests in the early thirteenth century to the European conquests in the early nineteenth. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
muqarnas cornice, brass inlaid with silver, south iwan, saz style, quadripartite garden, luster tiles, muqarnas vault, tile revetments, octagonal zone, joggled voussoirs, double frontispiece, qibla iwan, seca tiles, imperial atelier, qibla side, congregational mosque, court scriptorium, hospice for sufis, chinoiserie motifs, endowment deed, cuerda seca, animal carpets, qibla wall, hasht bihisht, domed bays Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Central Asia, North Africa, Husayn Bayqara, Topkapi Palace, Fatehpur Sikri, New York, Taj Mahal, Dome of the Rock, Dust Muhammad, Hagia Sophia, Shir Shah, Blue Mosque, Chahar Bagh, Çinili Kiosk, International Timurid, Prophet Muhammad, Ahmad Yasavi, Freer Gallery of Art, Shah Mosque, University Library, British Library, British Museum, Great Mongol Sháhnáma, Nizami's Khamsa, Red Fort New!
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