The formation of Islamic art / Oleg Grabar.
1987
N6260 .G69 1987 (Mapit)
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Title
The formation of Islamic art / Oleg Grabar.
Author
Grabar, Oleg, author.
Edition
Revised and enlarged edition.
ISBN
0300039697 (alk. paper)
9780300039696 (alk. paper)
0300040466 (pbk.)
9780300040463 (pbk.)
9780300039696 (alk. paper)
0300040466 (pbk.)
9780300040463 (pbk.)
Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1987.
Language
English
Description
xix, 232 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Call Number
N6260 .G69 1987
Alternate Call Number
20.50
Dewey Decimal Classification
709/.17/671
Summary
This classic work on the nature of early Islamic art has now been brought up to date in order to take into consideration material that has recently come to light. In a new chapter, Oleg Grabar develops alternate models for the formation of Islamic art, tightens its chronology, and discusses its implications for the contemporary art of the Muslim world. Reviews of the first edition: "Grabar examines the possible ramifications of sociological, economic, historical, psychological, ecological, and archaeological influences upon the art of Islam. . . [He] explains that Islamic art is woven from the threads of an Eastern, Oriental tradition and the hardy, surviving strands of Classical style, and [he] illustrates this web by means of a variety of convincing and well-chosen examples."--Art Bulletin "A book of absorbing interest and immense erudition. . . All Islamic archaeologists and scholars will thank Professor Grabar for a profound and original study of an immense and complex field, which may provoke controversy but must impress by its mastery and charm by its modesty."-Times Literary Supplement "Oleg Grabar, in this book of exceptional subtlety and taste, surveys and extends his own important contributions to the study of early Islamic art history and works out an original and imaginative approach to the elusive and complex problems of understanding Islamic art."--American Historical Review.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-226) and index.
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Formation of Islamic art.
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Table of Contents
The problem
The land of early Islam
The symbolic appropriation of the land
Islamic attitudes towards the arts
Islamic religious art : the mosque
Secular art : palace and city
The art of the court
The art of the city
Early Islamic decoration : the idea of an arabesque
The formation of Islamic art
Postscriptum : twelve years later
History and chronology
Theory and interpretation
Past and present
Appendix : chronology of the early Muslim world.
The land of early Islam
The symbolic appropriation of the land
Islamic attitudes towards the arts
Islamic religious art : the mosque
Secular art : palace and city
The art of the court
The art of the city
Early Islamic decoration : the idea of an arabesque
The formation of Islamic art
Postscriptum : twelve years later
History and chronology
Theory and interpretation
Past and present
Appendix : chronology of the early Muslim world.