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<p>discover The Grandeur Of Islam In A Vivid Portrait Of Some Of The Greatest And Most Creative Civilizations Ever To Have Existed—a Wide Range Of Peoples And Cultures All United Spiritually By Their Adherence To Islam And Its Holy Book. This Important Survey—which Features Outstanding Production Values, An Oversized Volume, A Foil-trimmed Cover, And Special Five-color Printing—celebrates The Remarkable Diversity Of Muslim Art, From Beautiful Textiles And Peerless Ceramics To Awe-inspiring Architecture And Exquisite Metalwork. With Superb Photography Throughout, This Guide Marries The Religion’s Artistic Legacy With Its Rich History, Travelling From The Royal Mosque At Isfahan To The Beauty Of Quranic Illumination.<br></p><h3>publishers Weekly</h3><p><p>in This Sumptuous Volume, O'kane Combines An Overview Of Islamic Art And Architecture With A Cursory History Of Islam's Empires And Dynasties. Beginning With A Brief Discussion Of The Earliest Mosque From The Seventh Century, And Showing How Islamic Architects Created A Distinctive Artistic Tradition, O'kane (<i>the Iconography Of Islamic Art</i>) Follows Architectural And Artistic Ideas To The 19th Century.
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- Author
- O'Kane, Bernard
- Publisher
- London: Duncan Baird ; New York: Distributed in the USA by Sterling Pub.
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781844834839
- Category
- art
- Subjects
- Fiction, Travel, History
- Rating
- 4.15 / 5 (22 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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