Islamic art and beyond
by Grabar, Oleg
The third in a set of four volumes of studies on Islamic art by Oleg Grabar, this book aims to integrate knowledge of Islamic art with Islamic culture and history as well as with the global concerns of the History of Art. It covers topics such as architecture, painting, objects, iconography, theories of art, aesthetics and ornament.
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- Full title :Islamic art and beyond.
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The third in a set of four volumes of studies on Islamic art by Oleg Grabar, this book aims to integrate knowledge of Islamic art with Islamic culture and history as well as with the global concerns of the History of Art. It covers topics such as architecture, painting, objects, iconography, theories of art, aesthetics and ornament.
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- Publication Date:2006.
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- Publisher(s):Ashgate
- Place of Publication:Aldershot
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2006.
The Physical Object
- Description:xxv, 362 s. : : illustrations.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0860789268, 9780860789260
- oclc:ocn474413764
- Dewey Decimal:709.1767
Table of Contents
Preface; Introduction Section One Theory of Art: History of art and history of literature: some random thoughts; An art of the object; On the universality of the history of art; From utopia to paradigms; Geometry and ideology: the Festival of Islam and the study of Islamic art; Different but compatible ends; Die ethische Dimension des Ornaments; Islamic ornament and Western abstraction. Section Two General Islamic Architecture: The Islamic dome, some considerations; The architecture of the Middle Eastern city: the case of the mosque; Art and architecture; Cities and citizens: the growth and culture of urban Islam; Symbols and signs of Islamic architecture; The meaning of history in Cairo; Architecture as art; From dome of heaven to pleasure dome; Graffiti or proclamations: why write on buildings. Section Three General Islamic Art: What makes Islamic art Islamic; Islamic art and archaeology; Reflections on the study of Islamic art; On catalogues, exhibitions, and complete works.
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