Islamic art and culture : a visual history / Nasser D. Khalili.
Material type: TextPublication details: Woodstock ; New York : Overlook Press, 2006.Description: 186 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 38 cmISBN:- 1585678392
- 9781585678396
- 709.17/67 22
- N6260 .K48 2006
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Includes semi-detached movable compass card following p. 186.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-182) and index.
Major historical and cultural sites of the Islamic world -- Major Islamic dynasties -- Timeline of Islamic art and culture -- The history of Islamic art and culture --The written word: calligraphy -- The word of God: Qur'ans -- Miniature painting -- Bookbinding -- Lacquer -- Pottery and ceramics -- Glass and rock crystal -- Metalwork -- Scientific instruments -- Arms and armour -- Jewellery -- Carpets and textiles -- Coins -- Architecture.
An oversized visual history of Islamic civilization as reflected in its fine art spans 1,200 years and surveys a range of media, from architecture and painting to silk textiles and calligraphy, in a volume that also demonstrates the relationship between Islamic artists and their western peers.
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