Art of Islam / Gaston Migeon and Henri Saladin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Migeon, Gaston, 1861-1930.

Contributor:

Saladin, Henri, 1851-1923.

Series:

Temporis

Temporis collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic art.

Islamic architecture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Parkstone International, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Islamic art is not the art of a nation or of a people, but that of a religion: Islam. Spreading from the Arabian Peninsula, the proselyte believers conquered, in a few centuries, a territory spreading from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. Multicultural and multi-ethnical, this polymorphic and highly spiritual art, in which all representation of Man and God were prohibited, developed canons and various motives of great decorative value. Thorough and inventive, these artists expressed their beliefs by creating monumental masterpieces such as the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, the Taj Mahal in Agr

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; Architecture; The Near and Middle East; Cairo; Jerusalem; Mecca; Medina; Damascus; The Mosque of Ibn Tulun in Cairo; The Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo; The Hassan Mosque in Cairo; North Africa and Spain; Palaces; The Hassan Tower in Rabat (1199); The Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakech; Marrakech; The Great Mosque of Tlemcen; The Giralda (1195); The Great Mosque of Córdoba; The Alhambra; Iran and the Persian School; Bricks; Stalactites; Roofs; Ornamentation; Baghdad; The Friday Mosque of Isfahan; Tamerlane's Mausoleum (Gur-e Amir); The Sher-Dor Madrasa

Monuments of Isfahan: Shah Abbas's ConstructionsThe Imperial Mosque at Isfahan; The Ottoman School; The Great Mosque of Konya; The Bayezid II Mosque; The Suleymaniye Mosque; The Selimiye Mosque at Edirne; The Sultan Ahmed Mosque; Muslim India; Qutab Minar; The Monuments of the Mughal Emperors; Badshahi Mosque (Lahore); The Taj Mahal in Agra; The Delhi Palace; The Palace of Jaipur; The Golden Temple in Amritsar; The End of Indian-Muslim Architecture; Fine Arts; Sculpture; Sculpted wood; Ivory; Metal Arts; Bronze; Copper Inlays; Weapons; Metalwork and Rock Crystals; Mosaics

Manufactured ProductsCeramics; Hispano-Moorish Faience; Enamelled Glass; Textiles; Carpets; The Art of the Book; Arab Manuscripts; Egyptian Korans; Persian Manuscripts; Indo-Persian Miniatures; Turkish Manuscripts; Conclusion; BIBLIOGRAPHY; List of Illustrations

Notes:

Text first published in French in 1907.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from online resource, PDF version ; viewed on September 14, 2023.

ISBN:

9781283957595

1283957590

9781780429939

1780429932

OCLC:

793996512