Art & Architecture
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Studies in the Decorative Arts of the Muslim World [Hardback]
Ernst Grube (Author)
£250.00ISBN: 9780907132790
Published by : Pindar Press
Not yet published - available for pre-order
A selection of twelve previously published papers by Ernst Grube which examine specific materials used in Islamic decorative arts. Six papers examine pottery and tiles, one considers Ilkhanis stucco work as represented in the mausoleum of the ... .... Learn More -
Further Studies in Islamic Painting [Hardback]
Ernst Grube (Author)
£200.00ISBN: 9781899828500
Published by : Pindar Press
Not yet published - available for pre-order
A collection of Professor Grube's essays on Islamic paintings of the late 14th and 15th century in the Timurid empire and Ottoman Turkey. This is a new revised edition of the 1968 exhibition catalogue The Classical Style of Islamic Painting , ... .... Learn More -
Middle Eastern Encounters: Collected Essays on Visual, Material, and Textual Interactions between the Eighth and the Twenty-first Centuries [Hardback]
Marcus Milwright (Author)
£141.00ISBN: 9781463241933
Published by : Gorgias Press
Series: Islamic History and Thought
Volume: 21
This book focuses on interactions between the Islamic world and other regions from the late eighth to the twenty-first centuries. Some chapters consider the complex relationship between Islam and the cultures of Late Antiquity in the Middle East a... .... Learn More -
Iranian Copper, Brass and Bronze: Of the late 14th to the mid-18th centuries in the Collection of the State Hermitage Museum [Hardback]
Anatoli Ivanov (Author)
£29.00ISBN: 9781898592372
Published by : Azimuth Editions
In Western Europe the Golden Age of Islamic metalwork in Iran was (and is) generally considered to be the earlier period, and later metalwork was collected almost by accident and has been correspondingly little studied and poorly published, though... .... Learn More -
Studies in the Islamic Decorative Arts [Hardback]
Robert Hillenbrand (Author)
£150.00ISBN: 9781904597506
Published by : Pindar Press
Islamic artists channeled their energies not into easel painting and large-scale sculpture, but rather into what Western scholars, obeying a very different hierarchy of art forms, rather disparagingly termed the "decorative arts" or even "the mino... .... Learn More -
Age of Transition [Paperback]
Helen C. Evans (Editor)
Regular Price: £35.95
Special Price: £7.65
ISBN: 9780300211115
Published by : Yale University Press
This volume explores cultural interaction between Christian and Jewish communities and the world of Islam. The eleven essays address such topics as the transmission of Christian imagery in the Mediterranean, icons preserved in the Holy Monastery o... .... Learn More -
The Hajj: Collected Essays [Paperback]
Venetia Porter (Editor); Liana Saif (Editor)
£40.00ISBN: 9780861591930
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: British Museum Research Publication
Volume: 193
Following on the British Museum’s critically acclaimed exhibitionHajj: journey to the heart of Islam, this volume provides over thirty papers on the history and significance of the Hajj, spanning history, politics, archaeology, pilgrims’ journeys,... .... Learn More -
God Is Beautiful and Loves Beauty: The Object in Islamic Art and Culture [Hardback]
Sheila S. Blair (Editor); Jonathan M. Bloom (Editor)
Regular Price: £60.00
Special Price: £29.95
ISBN: 9780300196665
Published by : Yale University Press
The Islamic world, spanning centuries and far-flung regions, is renowned for its diverse cultural and artistic traditions. This sumptuous book delves into that vast creative output, examining a dozen exquisite objects in the Museum of Islamic Art,... .... Learn More -
The Art and Architecture of Twelver Shi'ism [Hardback]
James W. Allan (Author)
£30.00ISBN: 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 -
Persian Ceramics: From the Collections of the Asian Art Museum [Paperback]
Aimee Froom (Author)
Regular Price: £24.00
Special Price: £9.95
ISBN: 9780939117444
Published by : Asian Art Museum
This beautifully illustrated volume presents highlights from the rich collection of Persian ceramics from the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, ranging from 4000 BCE to the 18th century. Many objects illustrate how Persian ceramics were enhanced ... .... Learn More
