Metalwork and Material Culture in the Islamic World: Art, Craft and Text - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 1780763239 ISBN 13 : 9781780763231

Editeur : I.B. Tauris, 2012

Synopsis

The material and visual culture of the Islamic World casts vast arcs through space and time, and encompasses a huge range of artefacts and monuments from the minute to the grandiose, from ceramic pots to the great mosques. This book examines both the objects and the ways in which they reflect their historical, cultural and economic contexts.

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

The material and visual culture of the Islamic World casts vast arcs through space and time, and encompasses a huge range of artefacts and monuments from the minute to the grandiose, from ceramic pots to the great mosques. Here, Venetia Porter and Mariam Rosser-Owen assemble leading experts in the field to examine both the objects themselves and the ways in which they reflect their historical, cultural and economic contexts. With a focus on metalwork, this volume includes an important new study of Mosul metalwork and presents recent discoveries in the fields of Fatimid, Mamluk and Qajar metalwork. By examining architecture, ceramics, ivories and textiles, seventeenth-century Iranian painting and contemporary art, the book explores a wide range of artistic production and historical periods from the Umayyad caliphate to the modern Middle East. This rich and detailed volume makes a significant contribution to the fields of Art History, Architecture and Islamic Studies, bringing new objects to light, and shedding new light on old objects.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Venetia Porter is Curator of the Islamic and Modern Middle Eastern Art collections at the British Museum. Her recent publications are Word into Art (2006), Arabic and Persian Seals and Amulets in the British Museum (2011), The Art of Hajj (2012) and (ed.) Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam (2012). Mariam Rosser-Owen is Curator for the Middle Eastern collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum, with a focus on the Arab lands. Her most recent book is Islamic Arts from Spain (London: V&A Publishing, 2010).

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: I.B. Tauris
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1780763239
• ISBN 13: 9781780763231
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 544