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A comprehensive survey that brilliantly captures the essence of Islamic culture.

Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair

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Price: USD$29.95

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Overview

A comprehensive survey covering the period 600-1800 and countries as far apart as Spain and India
Highlights the characteristics that connect the various arts of all the Islamic lands
Captures the essence of Islamic culture as expressed in its buildings, books and applied arts
Written by two of the world's leading experts in the field

Specifications

Paperback
English
220 x 160 mm, 8 5/8 x 6 1/4 in
448 pp
193 colour illustrations, 35 black and white illustrations
ISBN-13: 9780714831763
ISBN-10: 071483176X

About the book

Islamic Arts, a comprehensive survey covering a thousand years, highlights those characteristics that connect the various arts of the Islamic lands without minimizing the differences. The book is divided into three time periods - 600-900, 900-1500 and 1500-1800 - and each section analyses architecture, the arts of the book, decorative and applied arts. Islamic Arts brilliantly captures the essence of Islamic culture.

In The Press

'Will revive the wanderlust, even of those who have "been everywhere, seen everything".' (New York Times Book Review)

'This is a wonderful new contribution, it reflects current scholarship in a easy to read way and demystifies Islamic art.' (Catherine Asher, Department of Art History, University of Minnesota)

'Islamic Arts is a visual as well as an intellectual treat, a successful collaboration of the best contemporary authors and the best contemporary design.' (Walter B Denny, Department of Art History, University of Massachusetts at Amherst)

'Art & Ideas has broken new ground in making accessible authoritative views on periods, movements and concepts in art. As a series it represents a real advance in publishing.' (Sir Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate London)

'The format is wonderful and offers what had long been missing in academic studies: usable manuals for specific themes or periods...I am definitely not alone in welcoming Art & Ideas as a precious set of teaching tools.' (Joachim Pissarro, Yale University)

About the author(s)

Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair are among the world's leading experts in their field. A husband-and-wife team of scholars, they hold the Calderwood University Professorship in Islamic and Asian Art at Boston College. They are joint authors of The Art and Architecture of Islam: 1250-1800.