The Art of Orientation: An Exploration of the Mosque Through Objects - Couverture rigide

Trevathan, Idries; Jalhami, Mona; MacLeod, Murdo; Mansour, Mona

 
9783777435930: The Art of Orientation: An Exploration of the Mosque Through Objects
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 3777435937 ISBN 13 : 9783777435930
Editeur : Hirmer Verlag, 2021

Synopsis

The Art of Orientation explores the mosque through 125 artefacts from across the Islamic world. It employs an original and contemporary approach by incorporating essays by leading Arab and international authors, which provide a fresh interpretation of the cultural history behind the shown objects by interweaving concepts, histories and ideas.

The Publication is a tribute to the mosque and an exploration of its origins, meanings and functions through a careful selection of artifacts, including intricate and striking pulpits, prayer rugs, lamps and manuscripts. The book examines the progression from the humble mud-brick structure of the prophet’s first Mosque in Medina to the imposing stone mosques of Cairo and Istanbul. It includes contributions from a range of highly acclaimed international scholars. Personalized and insightful they present these masterpieces of Islamic Art in an entertaining and accessible way.

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À propos des auteurs

Idries Trevathan and Mona AlJalhami  are curators of Islamic art at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) in Dhahran Saudi Arabia. They are responsible for bringing together the exhibition Shatr Almasjid: The Art of Orientation, which this book accompanies. 

Idries Trevathan is curator of Islamic art at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture. He is coeditor or The Art of Orientation: An Exploration of the Mosque Through Objects.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The Art of Orientation explores the mosque through 125 artefacts from across the Islamic world. It employs an original and contemporary approach by incorporating essays by leading Arab and international authors, which provide a fresh interpretation of the cultural history behind the shown objects by interweaving concepts, histories and ideas.

The Publication is a tribute to the mosque and an exploration of its origins, meanings and functions through a careful selection of artifacts, including intricate and striking pulpits, prayer rugs, lamps and manuscripts. The book examines the progression from the humble mud-brick structure of the prophet’s first Mosque in Medina to the imposing stone mosques of Cairo and Istanbul. It includes contributions from a range of highly acclaimed international scholars. Personalized and insightful they present these masterpieces of Islamic Art in an entertaining and accessible way.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Hirmer Verlag
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3777435937
ISBN 13 
9783777435930
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
300
Coordonnées du fabricant
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