Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 144 pages
- Published by: Victoria & Albert Museum August 10, 2004
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0810965623
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0810965621
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Book Dimensions:
10.7 x 8.9 x 0.8 inches
- Weighs: 2 pounds
Product Description
The arts of Islam, a great and ancient culture, are presented here in all their amazing richness and diversity. From the Middle East came the earliest astrological clocks, the finest ceramics and lusterware, the development of calligraphy and Arabic scripts, and the intricate craft of carpet-weaving, among many other profoundly significant cultural developments. This cradle of empires was also a vibrant commercial center, exporting raw materials, skills, and techniques to surrounding lands and spreading its web of influence from southern Spain to northern India.
This gorgeously illustrated book provides a fascinating introduction to Islamic art and culture, drawing from the world-famous collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum. It accompanies an exhibition touring to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth. AUTHOR BIO: Tim Stanley, a curator in the Asian department at the V&A, has written extensively on Islamic art and culture.
About The Author
Tim Stanley, a curator in the Asian department at the V&A, has written extensively on Islamic art and culture.
Reader ReviewsTim Stanley is one of the world's authorities on Islamic art and his depth of knowledge enhances this visually stunning book. Created as a catalogue to accompany a traveling exhibition by the same name that visited the United States in 2004, the myriad works included in this fascinating volume are from the Victoria and Albert Museum, perhaps the finest collection of artifacts and art from the Middle East. Though many readers will be familiar with the mosques and minarets decorated with the complex geometric designs that have graced art and culture books for years, of greater interest are the 'unknown aspects' of Islamic art. Here are reproduction photographs of astrological clocks, objects of art in ceramics and lusterware, wondrous carpets and the variations of the patterns and designs so important to art history, as well as pages of calligraphy and Arabic scripts. In a time when controversy shrouds appreciation of Islamic culture, this book becomes even more important in broadening our knowledge and appreciation of a culture and world of art too little known to us. Recommended. Grady Harp, December 05
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