Islamic art in context : art, architecture, and the literary world / Robert Irwin.
Islamic art in context : art, architecture, and the literary world / Robert Irwin.
Islamic art in context : art, architecture, and the literary world / Robert Irwin.
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Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice-Hall ; New York : H.N. Abrams, 1997.
Date
1997.
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N704.94897/2
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English
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272 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Contents
Map: The Islamic World -- 1. The Historical Background -- 2. The Islamic World -- 3. Religious and Secular Architecture -- 4. Art and Artistic Taste -- 5. Palace Life -- 6. Artists, Guilds, and Craft Technology -- 7. A Literary Art -- 8. The Mysterious Universe -- 9. Beyond the Frontiers of Islam --...
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Publisher
Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice-Hall ; New York : H.N. Abrams, 1997.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
1997.
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Summary
Among the greatest and least understood areas of art is that of the Islamic nations and peoples. Robert Irwin, an expert in the arts of Islam and a compelling writer, takes the reader deep into the cultures in which some of the world's most splendid art was created. Working thematically, he surveys the refined and exquisite arts of porcelain, ename...
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Islamic art in context : art, architecture, and the literary world / Robert Irwin.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-268) and index.
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N704.94897/2
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74VvPjy3a48b
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0135998123 (Prentice Hall)
9780810927100 (H.N. Abrams)
0810927101 (H.N. Abrams)
9780135998120 (Prentice Hall)
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704.94897
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991005695889702626
