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Islamic Art and Architecture, 650-1250
Richard Ettinghausen
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Description for Islamic Art and Architecture, 650-1250
Paperback. This illustrated book provides an overview of Islamic art and architecture during a time that witnessed the formation of a new artistic culture and its first, medieval, flowering in the vast area from the Atlantic to India. Series: The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 350 illustrations, 150 colour pl. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3F; 3H; ACK; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 281 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1522.
This 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 ... Read more
This 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Series
The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300088694
SKU
V9780300088694
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About Richard Ettinghausen
Oleg Grabar is Professor Emeritus of the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, and Marilyn Jenkins-Madina is Research Curator of Islamic Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. They were both long-time colleagues of Richard Ettinghausen, who was professor of Islamic Art at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, and Consultative ... Read more
Reviews for Islamic Art and Architecture, 650-1250
"Including all media, and the entire territory from Spain to Central Asia, this book is the indispensable point of departure for the study of early Islamic art." Choice "This is the second edition of what is probably the standard reference work on Islamic art and architecture... It is difficult to do justice to this magnificent volume in a short review. ... Read more