| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
xiii, 344 pages : : illustrations (some color), map ; 30 cm. |
| Series |
Yale University Press Pelican history of art
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Yale University Press Pelican history of art.
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| Note |
"Some sections of this book were previously published in The art and architecture of Islam 650-1250 by Penguin Books Ltd, 1987"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-335) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Chart of the principal dynasties -- Introduction -- [ch.] 1. The rise of Islam and the artistic climate of the period -- pt. 1. Early Islamic art and architecture (c.650-c.1000) -- Prologue. Historical and cultural setting -- [ch.] 2. Central Islamic lands -- Architecture and architectural decoration -- The art of the object -- The art of the book -- Conclusion -- [ch.] 3. Western Islamic lands -- Architecture and architectural decoration -- The art of the object -- The art of the book -- Conclusion -- [ch.] 4. Eastern Islamic lands -- Architecture and architectural decoration -- The art of the object -- The art of the book -- Conclusion -- pt. 2. Medieval Islamic art and architecture (c.1000-1250) -- Prologue. Historical and cultural setting -- [ch.] 5. Eastern Islamic lands -- Architecture and architectural decoration -- The art of the object -- The art of the book -- Conclusion -- [ch.] 6. Central Islamic lands -- pt. 1. The Fatimids in Egypt, Palestine, and Syria -- Architecture and architectural decoration -- The art of the object -- The art of the book -- Conclusion -- pt. 2. The Saljuqs, Artuqids, Zangids, and Ayyubids in Iraq, Anatolia, Syria, Palestine, and Egypt -- Architecture and architectural decoration -- The art of the object -- The art of the book -- Conclusion -- [ch.] 7. Western Islamic lands -- Architecture and architectural decoration -- The art of the object -- The art of the book -- Conclusion -- Conclusion. The impact of Islamic art -- [ch.] 8. Islamic art and non-Muslims -- List of principal abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index. |
| Subject |
Islamic art.
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Islamic art. |
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Islamic architecture.
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Islamic architecture. |
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Art, Medieval -- Islamic Empire.
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Art, Medieval. |
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Islamic Empire. |
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Architecture, Medieval -- Islamic Empire.
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Architecture, Medieval. |
| Added Author |
Grabar, Oleg.
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Jenkins, Marilyn, 1940-
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| ISBN |
0300088671 cloth alkaline paper |
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0300088698 alkaline paper |
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