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Title
Islamic art / Barbara Brend.
Author
Brend, Barbara, 1940-
ISBN
0674468651
9780674468658
067446866X (pbk.)
9780674468665 (pbk.)
9780674468658
067446866X (pbk.)
9780674468665 (pbk.)
Publication Details
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1991.
Language
English
Description
240 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 26 cm
Call Number
N6250 .B76 1991
Alternate Call Number
20.50
LH 65960
LH 65960
Dewey Decimal Classification
709/.17/671
Summary
Presents a region-by-region history of the art of the Islamic world, looking at architecture, the art of the book, mosaics, pottery, textiles, and other decorative art forms.
"So Brend narrates this history region by region, illustrating her discussion with superb exampls drawn from all areas in which Muslim artists and craftsman have excelled --mosque and palace architecture; the art of the book (calligrpahy, painting, and bindings); and decorative arts, including metalwork, carvings, mosaics, pottery, textiles, and carpets. Throughout, the author elucidates forms, aesthetic principles, themes, and imagery. And she points to sources and influnces in the different periods--for example, the prominence of jade and chinoiserie after the Mongol ivasions."--from the back
"So Brend narrates this history region by region, illustrating her discussion with superb exampls drawn from all areas in which Muslim artists and craftsman have excelled --mosque and palace architecture; the art of the book (calligrpahy, painting, and bindings); and decorative arts, including metalwork, carvings, mosaics, pottery, textiles, and carpets. Throughout, the author elucidates forms, aesthetic principles, themes, and imagery. And she points to sources and influnces in the different periods--for example, the prominence of jade and chinoiserie after the Mongol ivasions."--from the back
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-234) and index.
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Islamic art.
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Table of Contents
The legacy of empires: Syria, Iraq and Iran under the caliphs
Lands of the west: Egypt, North Africa and Spain
Renewal from the east: the Seljuks enter Iran and Anatolia
The rule of lords and slaves: Zangids, Ayyubids and Mamluks
The last eastern invaders: the Mongol and Timurid empires
Fervour, opulence and decline: Iran under the Safavids and Qajars
East and west of the Bosphorus: the Ottoman empire
Emperors in Hindustan: Sultanate and Mughal India.
Lands of the west: Egypt, North Africa and Spain
Renewal from the east: the Seljuks enter Iran and Anatolia
The rule of lords and slaves: Zangids, Ayyubids and Mamluks
The last eastern invaders: the Mongol and Timurid empires
Fervour, opulence and decline: Iran under the Safavids and Qajars
East and west of the Bosphorus: the Ottoman empire
Emperors in Hindustan: Sultanate and Mughal India.