Islamic art and culture : a visual history / Nasser D. Khalili.

By:

Khalili, Nasser D

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Woodstock ; New York : Overlook Press, 2006.Description: 186 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 38 cmISBN:

1585678392
9781585678396

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

709.17/67 22

LOC classification:

N6260 .K48 2006

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

List(s) this item appears in: Art & Architecture (Design) | Textiles (Design)

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
book	MAIN	N6260 .K48 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		10036071

Includes semi-detached movable compass card following p. 186.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-182) and index.

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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