Islamic arts - Couverture souple

Bloom, Jonathan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 071483176X ISBN 13 : 9780714831763

Editeur : Phaidon Press, 1997

Synopsis

In the 1000 years following the revelations to the Prophet Muhammad in Mecca in the early seventh century AD, artists the Taj Mahal, from illuminated copies of the Koran to exquisite decorative arts: ceramics, textiles and metalwork. Although executed in different countries and across a vast time span, there are, nonetheless, common features in this creative flowering that justify the term 'Islamic art'. In this comprehensive survey, the authors highlight those characteristics that connect the various arts of all the Islamic lands, without minimizing the differences. Dividing the time into three periods: 600-900, 900-1500 and 1500-1800, they set the artistic development in each era within its historical context and use art as a window into Islamic culture. Written in a lively and accessible style, and illustrated throughout with photographs, maps and plans, the book brilliantly captures the essence of Islamic culture as expressed in its buildings, books and applied arts, and provides an essential introduction to the subject for both the student and the general reader.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair are a husband-and-wife team of scholars. They are the joint authors of the acclaimed The Art and Architecture of Islam: 1250-1800 (1994) and have published several books individually.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Islamic Arts, a comprehensive survey covering a thousand years, highlights those characteristics that connect the various arts of the Islamic lands without minimizing the differences. The book is divided into three time periods - 600-900, 900-1500 and 1500-1800 - and each section analyses architecture, the arts of the book, decorative and applied arts. Islamic Arts brilliantly captures the essence of Islamic culture.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Phaidon Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 071483176X
• ISBN 13: 9780714831763
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 448
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible