Lacquer of the Islamic Lands

Lacquer of the Islamic Lands PDF Author: Nasser D. Khalili
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780197276266
Category : Decorative arts, Islamic
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This second volume continues the presentation of the Khalili Collection's holdings in Islamic lacquer, the world's largest and most important collection. As well as illustrating all 450 objects, this two-volume catalogue provides a major new study of the subject by two of the leading authorities in the field, including Dr. Khalili himself.

Lacquer of the Islamic Lands

Lacquer of the Islamic Lands PDF Author: Nasser D. Khalili
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780197276266
Category : Decorative arts, Islamic
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
This second volume continues the presentation of the Khalili Collection's holdings in Islamic lacquer, the world's largest and most important collection. As well as illustrating all 450 objects, this two-volume catalogue provides a major new study of the subject by two of the leading authorities in the field, including Dr. Khalili himself.

Venice and the Islamic World, 828-1797

Venice and the Islamic World, 828-1797 PDF Author: Institut du Monde Arabe (Paris)
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300124309
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 388

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From 828, when Venetian merchants carried home from Alexandria the stolen relics of St. Mark, to the fall of the Venetian Republic to Napoleon in 1797, the visual arts in Venice were dramatically influenced by Islamic art. Because of its strategic location on the Mediterranean, Venice had long imported objects from the Near East through channels of trade, and it flourished during this particular period as a commercial, political, and diplomatic hub. This monumental book examines Venice's rise as the "bazaar of Europe" and how and why the city absorbed artistic and cultural ideas that originated in the Islamic world. Venice and the Islamic World, 828–1797 features a wide range of fascinating images and objects, including paintings and drawings by familiar Venetian artists such as Bellini, Carpaccio, and Tiepolo; beautiful Persian and Ottoman miniatures; and inlaid metalwork, ceramics, lacquer ware, gilded and enameled glass, textiles, and carpets made in the Serene Republic and the Mamluk, Ottoman, and Safavid Empires. Together these exquisite objects illuminate the ways Islamic art inspired Venetian artists, while also highlighting Venice's own views toward its neighboring region. Fascinating essays by distinguished scholars and conservators offer new historical and technical insights into this unique artistic relationship between East and West.

Art, Trade and Culture in the Islamic World and Beyond

Art, Trade and Culture in the Islamic World and Beyond PDF Author: Alison Ohta
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781909942905
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 281

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The essays in this volume bring to light the artistic exchanges that occurred between successive Islamicdynasties and those further afield in China, Armenia, India and Europe from the 12th to the 19th centuries. All the articles present original research, many of them taking advantage of innovative scientific means allowing us to look at already familiar objects in a new light. Subjects include tile production during the reign of Qaytbay, book bindings associated with Qansuh al-Ghuri, depictions of fish on Mamluk textiles, the relationship between Mamluk metalwork and Rasulid Yemen and Italy respectively. A number of the articles are concerned with epigraphic inscriptions found on the buildings of the Fatimid, Mamluk and Ottoman periods, examining the inscriptions on the Mausoleum of Yahya al-Shibihi in Cairo, others trace the revival of building inscriptions in 19th century Egypt, and how a Mamluk inscription from the Madrasa Qartawiya in Tripoli is replicated in Istanbul during the Ottomanperiod. The relationship between ceilings of the Cappella Palatina in Palermo and the MoukhroutasPalace in Constantinople is also explored, as is the unacknowledged debt that European lacquer worksowes to Persian craftsmen. Other topics covered include the architecture of the Nusretiye Mosque in Istanbul, the role played by Armenian architects in the reshaping of Ottoman cities in the 19th century, the role of the hammam in Ottoman culture and representations of beauty on Iznik pottery. Arictles on Port St. Symeon ceramics, the Armenian patrons of Chinese export wares of the 18th century, the history of the art of khatam khari in Iran, the artistic, architectural and literary influences in India between the 15th and 17th centuries, the influence of Timurid architecture in 15th century Bidar and the influence of a 16th century Hindavi Sufi Romance are also included. "

The Technique of Islamic Bookbinding

The Technique of Islamic Bookbinding PDF Author: Karin Scheper
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004387269
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 456

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Book Description
The Technique of Islamic Bookbinding is the first monograph dedicated to the technical development of the bookbinding tradition in the Islamic world. Based on an assessment of the extensive oriental collections in the Leiden University Library, the various sewing techniques, constructions and the application of covering materials are described in great detail. A comparative analysis of the historic treatises on bookbinding provides further insight into the actual making of the Islamic book. In addition, it is demonstrated that variations in time and place can be established with the help of distinctive material characteristics. Karin Scheper’s work refutes the perception of Islamic bookbinding as a weak structure, which has generally but erroneously been typified as a case-binding. Instead, the author argues how diverse methods were used to create sound structures, thus fundamentally challenging our understanding of the Islamic bookbinding practice. Karin Scheper has been awarded the De La Court Award 2016 by The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences for her study of the bookbinding tradition in the Islamic world.

Lacquer of the Islamic Lands

Lacquer of the Islamic Lands PDF Author: Nasser D. Khalili
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780197276198
Category : Decorative arts, Islamic
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Islamic Art and Culture

Islamic Art and Culture PDF Author: Nasser D. Khalili
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789774161940
Category : Islamic Empire
Languages : en
Pages : 186

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The artistic achievements of the Islamic world chronicled over fourteen centuries.

Royal Persian Paintings

Royal Persian Paintings PDF Author: Basil William Robinson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 306

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Iranian art of the Qajar period (1779-1925) has long been neglected and is little understood. This beautifully illustrated book for the first time comprehensively examines the flowering of Persian painting and the visual arts of this period. It focuses on the growth of a remarkable tradition of life-size figural painting, virtually unseen in the Islamic world. Exquisite historic manuscripts, lacquer works, calligraphies and enamels further illuminate the subject. The Qajar Epoch carries essays by leading scholars exploring the historical and social context of the period. Detailed entries describing and interpreting a wide variety of painting and artifacts, many hitherto unseen masterpieces from museums such as the Hermitage and private collections are virtually all illustrated in color and accompanied by translations of inscriptions, technical appendices and extensive bibliographies. A unique reference work, The Qajar Epoch will appeal to both specialist of pre-modern Iran and all those interested in non-Western artistic and cultural traditions.

Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World (2 vols.)

Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World (2 vols.) PDF Author: Susan Sinclair
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047412079
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1508

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Book Description
Following the tradition and style of the acclaimed Index Islamicus, the editors have created this new Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World. The editors have surveyed and annotated a wide range of books and articles from collected volumes and journals published in all European languages (except Turkish) between 1906 and 2011. This comprehensive bibliography is an indispensable tool for everyone involved in the study of material culture in Muslim societies.

Technologies of the Image

Technologies of the Image PDF Author: David J. Roxburgh
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300229194
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 193

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Book Description
-This catalogue accompanies the exhibition Technologies of the Image: Art in 19th-Century Iran, on view at the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts, from August 26, 2017 through January 7, 2018.-

The Arabic Manuscript Tradition

The Arabic Manuscript Tradition PDF Author: Adam Gacek
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047400844
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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Book Description
Covering the entire spectrum of Arabic manuscripts, and especially the handwritten book, this book consists of a glossary of technical terms and a bibliography. The technical terms, collected from a variety of sources, embrace a vast range of topics dealing with the making and reading (studying) of Arabic manuscripts. They include: the Arabic scripts, penmanship, writing materials and implements, the make-up of the codex, copying and correction, decoration and bookbinding. A similar coverage is reflected in the bibliography. In view of the fact that, as yet, there is no concise monograph on Arabic manuscripts in the English language, this book is an important contribution to this field. And, since Arabic manuscripts represent an enormous resource for research, this work is an indispensable reference for all students of Islamic civilization.