Islamic Art and Architecture 650-1250: 2nd EditionThis richly illustrated book provides an unsurpassed overview of Islamic art and architecture from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries, a time of the formation of a new artistic culture and its first, medieval, flowering in the vast area from the Atlantic to India. Inspired by Ettinghausen and Grabar’s original text, this book has been completely rewritten and updated to take into account recent information and methodological advances. The volume focuses special attention on the development of numerous regional centers of art in Spain, North Africa, Egypt, Syria, Anatolia, Iraq, and Yemen, as well as the western and northeastern provinces of Iran. It traces the cultural and artistic evolution of such centers in the seminal early Islamic period and examines the wealth of different ways of creating a beautiful environment. The book approaches the arts with new classifications of architecture and architectural decoration, the art of the object, and the art of the book. With many new illustrations, often in color, this volume broadens the picture of Islamic artistic production and discusses objects in a wide range of media, including textiles, ceramics, metal, and wood. The book incorporates extensive accounts of the cultural contexts of the arts and defines the originality of each period. A final chapter explores the impact of Islamic art on the creativity of non-Muslims within the Islamic realm and in areas surrounding the Muslim world. |
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Contents
The Rise of Islam and the Artistic Climate of the Period | 3 |
Historical and Cultural Setting | 10 |
Western Islamic Lands | 83 |
Eastern Islamic Lands | 105 |
Historical and Cultural Setting | 133 |
Eastern Islamic Lands | 139 |
Central Islamic Lands | 187 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Islamic Art and Architecture 650-1250: 2nd Edition Volume 59 of The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series The Pelican history of art Yale University Press Pelican history of art |
| Authors | Richard Ettinghausen, Oleg Grabar, Professor Emeritus of Islamic Art and Architecture Oleg Grabar, Marilyn Jenkins |
| Edition | unabridged |
| Publisher | Yale University Press, 2003 |
| ISBN | 0300088698, 9780300088694 |
| Length | 344 pages |
| Subjects | › › Architecture / History / General Art / History / General |
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