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Item Details
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EARTHLY BEAUTY, HEAVENLY ART
THE ART OF ISLAM |
| By: |
Mikhail Piotrovsky |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£25.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0853318069 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780853318064 |
| Publisher: |
LUND HUMPHRIES PUBLISHERS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
28 February, 2000 |
| Pages: |
312 |
| Description: |
Using art as a medium, this book aims to give a unique insight into Islam. It contains over 300 Islamic works of art, brought together from the most distinguished international collections. Each object in the book is accompanied by a detailed description. |
| Synopsis: |
This stunning book, by using art as a medium, aims to give a unique insight into Islam. It contains over 300 Islamic art works of supreme beauty and quality brought together from the most distinguished international collections.By looking at various themes such as The Palace, The Mosque and The Paradise, the reader will be led through a myriad of jeweled objects, splendid ceramics and glassware, elegant Qur'ans, textiles and prayer rugs. The fascinating text deals with various fundamental facets of Islamic art, while every object in the book is accompanied by a detailed description written by a detailed description written by the curators of the museums and collections to which they belong. |
| Illustrations: |
320 colour illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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