Art & Architecture

ISBN: 9781898592297
Published by : Azimuth Editions
Twelver Shi'ism is the dominant faith in southern Iraq and Iran and it has had a major historical role also in India, in particular in the Deccan and in Lucknow, but its distinctive art and architecture have received little attention and seldom... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789993273868
Published by : Midsea Books
This catalogue covers the latest of a series of international exhibitions staged by Heritage Malta. The exhibition in Malta includes over one hundred pieces from the Khalili Collection. Most were made by, or at the workshop of, Plácido Zuloaga in ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780861591602
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: British Museum Research Publication
Volume: 160
This catalogue is the first on the outstanding collection of Arabic and Persian seals and amulets in the British Museum, by a specialist in the field.



The first part focuses on the 638 Arabic, Persian and Indian seals covering... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848853324
Published by : Tauris & Co Ltd
Composed more than a millennium ago, the "Shahnameh" - the great royal book of the Persian court - recounts the history of the Persian people from its mythic origins down to the Islamic conquest in the seventh century. The contributors shed lig... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781851775989
Published by : V & A Publications
Accompanied by a generous selection of illustrations from the collections of the V&A, this book traces the development of Islamic art and architecture in Spain from the hey-day of the medieval kingdoms, to its final flourishing in Granada, and ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848855397
Published by : Tauris & Co Ltd
In what will surely be seen as the definitive publication on the subject Doris Behrens-Abouseif surveys, describes and analyses every historically significant Cairo minaret, and also includes several which we have survived only in photographs o... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781845119645
Published by : Tauris & Co Ltd
In this collection of collection of his essays, Nasser Rabbat offers an innovative approach to the history of the Mamluks - through readings of the spectacular architecture of the period. Drawing on examples from throughout both Egypt and Syria... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783895007057
Published by : Reichert Verlag
Series: MADRIDER BEITRäGE
Volume: 31
English summary: The life work of the architect and art historian Christian Ewert was the investigation and analysis of west Islamic architectural adornment, from its flowering in the 10th Century through to the 12th Century. His last monog... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780754659495
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Relations between Byzantium and its neighbours are the focus of this volume, which collects articles by Anthony Cutler. The papers address questions of cultural exchange, with special attention to art historical relations as shown by technical,... .... Learn More