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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture: An essential introduction to Islamic civilization's unparalleled legacy of art and ... more than 500 color photographs and artworks
Moya Carey
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Description for The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture: An essential introduction to Islamic civilization's unparalleled legacy of art and ... more than 500 color photographs and artworks
hardcover. Provides an in-depth survey of 1,400 years of art and architecture from ornate mosques and pottery, to calligraphy, carpets and costume. This book discusses how wonderful works of sacred art glorified Islam's message. It explores the rich heritage of Islamic art. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 500 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACB; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 240 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1326.
This beautifully illustrated book explores the rich heritage of Islamic art. Starting with the original Arab-style courtyard mosques, it traces the development of mosque architecture over the centuries and in different cultures. Meticulously researched, with more than 500 colour photographs and artworks, the book provides an essential overview of Islamic art and architecture. From architectural monuments to pottery, carpet and costume, it embraces the range of Islamic artistic achievement, including the form revered by Muslims as the highest and purest of them all - calligraphy, the elegant decorative writing that represents the sacred words of God as revealed in the ... Read more
This beautifully illustrated book explores the rich heritage of Islamic art. Starting with the original Arab-style courtyard mosques, it traces the development of mosque architecture over the centuries and in different cultures. Meticulously researched, with more than 500 colour photographs and artworks, the book provides an essential overview of Islamic art and architecture. From architectural monuments to pottery, carpet and costume, it embraces the range of Islamic artistic achievement, including the form revered by Muslims as the highest and purest of them all - calligraphy, the elegant decorative writing that represents the sacred words of God as revealed in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Anness Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780754820871
SKU
9780754820871
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About Moya Carey
Moya Carey received her doctorate in Islamic art from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London, in 2001. She is a freelance researcher and lecturer, teaching at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Sotheby's Institute of Art, Birkbeck College and on the Diploma of Asian Art at SOAS. Previously she has worked as a researcher ... Read more
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