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Item Details
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ART OF ISLAM
LANGUAGE AND MEANING: COMMEMORATIVE EDITION |
| By: |
Titus Burckhardt |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£24.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1933316659 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781933316659 |
| Publisher: |
WORLD WISDOM BOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
16 March, 2009 |
| Edition: |
Commemorative ed |
| Pages: |
240 |
| Description: |
Presents analyses of seminal examples of Islamic architecture, from Spain and Morocco to Persia and India. This book examines Koranic calligraphy and illumination, arabesque, carpets and rugs, Persian miniatures, and more while making illuminating comparisons with Christian, Hindu, and Buddhist art. |
| Synopsis: |
Called the "definitive book on Islamic Art" by S.H. Nasr, this beautifully illustrated masterpiece is presented in a revised, full colour, commemorative edition containing 285 new colour photos and a new Introduction. Burckhardt provides an in-depth analysis of Islamic architecture, from Spain and Morocco to Persia and India and examines Koranic calligraphy and illumination, arabesque, carpets, rugs, Persian miniatures, and much more. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
World Wisdom Books |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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