Central Asian Art

Vladimir Lukonin, Anatoly Ivanov

Parkstone International, Jun 30, 2012 - Art - 256 pages

The strict prohibition on the representation of the human form has channeled artistic creation into architecture and architectural decoration. This book is a magical tour through Central Asia - Khirgizia, Tadjikistan, Turkmenia, and Uzbekistan - a cradle of Ancient civilisations and a repository of the Oriental arts inspired by Buddhism and Islam. There are magnificent, full-colour photographs of the abandoned cities of Mervand Urgench, Khiva, the capital of the Kharezm, with its mausoleum of Sheikh Seid Allahuddin, and, the Golden Road to Samarkand, the Blue City, a center of civilisation for 2,500 years.

Contents

• A Brief Glance at History: 7
• Architecture: 25
• Sculpture: 59
• Monumental Painting and Illumination: 83
• The Decorative Arts: 103
• Three Pearls on the Silk Road: 191
• Samarkand: 195
• Bukhara: 215
• Khiva: 235
• Index: 252

Bibliographic information

• Title: Central Asian Art
• Authors: Vladimir Lukonin, Anatoly Ivanov
• Publisher: Parkstone International, 2012
• ISBN: 1780428944, 9781780428949
• Length: 256 pages
• Subjects: Architecture / Buildings / Religious; Architecture / History / General; Art / Asian / General; Art / General; Art / Techniques / Painting; Art / Techniques / Sculpting; Design / Decorative Arts