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Item Details
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ISLAMIC ART
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| By: |
Norbert Wolf (Editor) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£6.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
382285669X |
| ISBN 13: |
9783822856697 |
| Publisher: |
TASCHEN GMBH |
| Pub. date: |
10 October, 2009 |
| Series: |
Taschen Basic Genre Series |
| Pages: |
96 |
| Description: |
Discusses the delicate splendour and fairytale beauty of Islamic art. This book presents prominent examples: luxury ceramics, prayer mats, goldsmithery, as well as witnesses to the decorative arts and calligraphy - and above all the masterpieces of the splendidly colourful courtly book illumination of Persia and the Mughal emperors of India. |
| Synopsis: |
This title discusses the delicate splendour and fairytale beauty of Islamic art. The art which arose from the 7th century in the Islamic empires reached from Spain and Morocco to the borders of China. It bore the stamp above all of Arabs, Persians and Turks, but outstanding contributions also came from Egypt and India. "Islamic Art" presents prominent examples: luxury ceramics, prayer mats, goldsmithery, as well as witnesses to the decorative arts and calligraphy - and above all the masterpieces of the splendidly colourful courtly book illumination of Persia and the Mughal emperors of India. The book examines the contributions of the different countries and how they influenced each other, and in this way vividly illustrates the unfolding of the delicate splendour and fairytale beauty of Islamic art from its beginnings into the modern era. Each book in "Taschen's Basic Genre Series" features a detailed introduction with approximately 35 photographs, plus a timeline of the most important events (political, cultural, scientific, etc.) that took place during the time period and a selection of the most important works of the epoch - each is presented on a 2-page spread with a full-page image and, on the facing page, a description/interpretation of the work and brief biography of the artist as well as additional information such as a reference work, portrait of the artist, and/or citations. |
| Illustrations: |
col. Illustrations |
| Publication: |
Germany |
| Imprint: |
Taschen GmbH |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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