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EARLY ISLAMIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE
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| By: |
Jonathan M. Bloom (Editor), Professor Lawrence I. Conrad |
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Hardback |
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£230.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0860787052 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780860787051 |
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| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
25 May, 2002 |
| Series: |
The Formation of the Classical Islamic World No. 23 |
| Pages: |
470 |
| Description: |
This volume deals with the formative period of Islamic art (to c. 950), and the different approaches to studying it. Individual essays deal with architecture, ceramics, coins, textiles, and manuscripts, as well as with such broad questions as the supposed prohibition of images. |
| Synopsis: |
This volume deals with the formative period of Islamic art (to c. 950), and the different approaches to studying it. Individual essays deal with architecture, ceramics, coins, textiles, and manuscripts, as well as with such broad questions as the supposed prohibition of images, and the relationships between sacred and secular art. An introductory essay sets each work in context; it is complemented by a bibliography for further reading. |
| Illustrations: |
Includes 131 b&w illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Variorum |
| Returns: |
Returnable |