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Ornament and Decoration in Islamic Architecture
Dominique Clevenot
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Description for Ornament and Decoration in Islamic Architecture
Hardback. Surface decoration has always played a fundamental role in Islamic architecture. This book offers an overview of Islamic architecture. Dealing with techniques, it considers the materials most often used as well as the expertise of the builders and Muslim decorative artists, and explores themes in Islamic ornamentation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 330 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AM; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 307 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1582.
Surface decoration has always played a fundamental role in Islamic architecture. As human representation is forbidden in Islamic religious monuments, designers employed mosaics, stucco, brickwork and ceramics, and the vigorous use of brilliant colour to reach unparalleled heights of expression. It is this ornamental dimension of Islamic architecture that is explored in this magnificent volume. Rather than limiting itself to an exclusively historical or chronological perspective, Ornament and Decoration in Islamic Architecture presents four successive approaches to its subject. The first part offers an overview of Islamic architecture, discussing the great diversity it contains. Dealing exclusively with techniques, the second ... Read more
Surface decoration has always played a fundamental role in Islamic architecture. As human representation is forbidden in Islamic religious monuments, designers employed mosaics, stucco, brickwork and ceramics, and the vigorous use of brilliant colour to reach unparalleled heights of expression. It is this ornamental dimension of Islamic architecture that is explored in this magnificent volume. Rather than limiting itself to an exclusively historical or chronological perspective, Ornament and Decoration in Islamic Architecture presents four successive approaches to its subject. The first part offers an overview of Islamic architecture, discussing the great diversity it contains. Dealing exclusively with techniques, the second ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
1581g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500343326
SKU
V9780500343326
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About Dominique Clevenot
Dominique Clevenot is a professor at the University of Toulouse and is the author of several books on Islamic art. Gerard Degeorge has contributed to several books on Islamic art and architecture, including The Art of the Islamic Tile and Damascus.
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