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Islamic Art and Culture: A Visual History
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by Nassir Khalili
Sales Rank: 674131
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$14.96
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 192 pages
Published by: Overlook Hardcover November 16, 2006
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1585678392
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1585678396
Book Dimensions:
14.8 x 10 x 1.1 inches
Weighs: 4.6 pounds
From Booklist
Khalili's visual history of Islamic art is breathtaking in its complexity, beauty, and vast amount of information. He explores the art of pottery and ceramics, glass and rock crystal, jewelry, carpets and textiles, miniature painting, and lacquer. Entire chapters are devoted to calligraphy, Qur'ans, coins, metalwork, and scientific instruments, producing a wealth of history lessons studded with color illustrations. Other visual aids include an impressive gatefold color map and reference wheel that allow readers to locate modern Islamic nations and landmarks of Islamic art. Also displayed are the intricate etchings traced on the compasses used to determine the qibla, the correct direction of Mecca, which is essential to the faithful when offering their prayers; the reverent artistry displayed in the stands for the word of God, the Qur'an; and the terrible beauty of the weaponry used by Muslims to defend their faith. It is impossible to understand another culture without delving into its religion, history, and art. Khalili's book is a portal into the artistic and spiritual wonders of Islam. Pamela Crossland
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Book Description
Now more than ever, Islam and Islamic culture is a topic that is as misunderstood as it is fascinating. In this exquisite oversized volume spanning 1200 years of history, celebrated scholar Professor Nasser D. Khalili presents a benchmark visual history of the peoples, the cultures, and the artworks that have defined the Islamic world. From Spain to Indonesia, North Africa to China, more than fifty of the worlds nations are of the Muslim faith. The material culture of the Muslim people is accordingly rich and varied, ranging from taking in architectural projects on a huge scale and minutely detailed miniature paintings, exquisitely patterned silk textiles and bold yet sophisticated calligraphy.
Written histories of the art of the Islamic lands have until now either been very general or highly focused on particular regions or types of artifacts. Now the spectacular format of Islamic Art and Culture provides the reader to view the awesome sweep of the arts of Islam in a unique and accessible way. Diverse developments throughout the Islamic world are compared simultaneously across time and place, and specific objects and buildings seen in the light of key events in Muslim history. From calligraphy to carpets, armor to architecture, this book voluptuously reveals the immense heritage handed down through Islamic artists over the centuries, and looks at their relationship to their Western peers.
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