Author: Manuela MarínPublisher: Editorial CSIC - CSIC Press
ISBN: 9788400047283
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : es
Pages : 516
Book Description
Tejer y vestir
Author: Manuela MarínPublisher: Editorial CSIC - CSIC Press
ISBN: 9788400047283
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : es
Pages : 516
Book Description
Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World (2 Vol. Set)
Author: Susan SinclairPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004170588
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 1510
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.
The Chasuble of Thomas Becket
Author: Avinoam ShalemPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
The so-called chasuble of Thomas Becket (1118?1170) is one of the most magnificent medieval textiles in the Mediterranean region. Richly decorated with ornaments, fabulous animals and figures in lavish gold embroidery with Arabic inscriptions, this precious liturgical garment provides impressive proof of the re-utilisation of the Islamic arts in the Christian world. 00Venerated as a relic of St Thomas of Canterbury, the chasuble was produced in Spanish-Muslim workshops and probably reached Italy as a donation to the Cathedral of Fermo in about 1200. Despite its outstanding artistic quality and fascinating history, this magnificent garment has never hitherto been the subject of a detailed study. Richly illustrated with numerous details, this volume investigates the meaning of the inscriptions and motifs, examines manufacturing techniques and the function of the chasuble, traces its ?biography? and places it within the historical context of the political, economic and cultural situation in the Mediterranean region.
Wool and Cotton Reporter and Financial Gazette
Author: Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture: Three-Volume Set
Author: Jonathan BloomPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019530991X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 1697
Book Description
The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture is the most comprehensive reference work in this complex and diverse area of art history. Built on the acclaimed scholarship of the Grove Dictionary of Art, this work offers over 1,600 up-to-date entries on Islamic art and architecture ranging from the Middle East to Central and South Asia, Africa, and Europe and spans over a thousand years of history. Recent changes in Islamic art in areas such as Afghanistan, Iran, and Iraq are elucidated here by distinguished scholars. Entries provide in-depth art historical and cultural information about dynasties, art forms, artists, architecture, rulers, monuments, archaeological sites and stylistic developments. In addition, over 500 illustrations of sculpture, mosaic, painting, ceramics, architecture, metalwork and calligraphy illuminate the rich artistic tradition of the Islamic world. With the fundamental understanding that Islamic art is not limited to a particular region, or to a defined period of time, The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture offers pathways into Islamic culture through its art.
Index Islamicus
Author: Under The Influence
Author: Cynthia RobinsonPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004139990
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
A volume of eleven innovative essays on cultural production in medieval Castile, blending original archival work with a rigorous consideration of comparative methodology for the study of religions and languages in contact.
Articulating the Ḥijāba: Cultural Patronage and Political Legitimacy in al-Andalus
Author: Mariam Rosser-OwenPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004469206
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
In Articulating the Ḥijāba, Mariam Rosser-Owen analyses for the first time the artistic and cultural patronage of the ‘Amirid regents of the last Cordoban Umayyad caliph, Hisham II, a period rarely covered in the historiography of al-Andalus. Al-Mansur, the founder of this dynasty, is usually considered a usurper of caliphal authority, who pursued military victory at the expense of the transcendental achievements of the first two caliphs. But he also commissioned a vast extension to the Great Mosque of Cordoba, founded a palatine city, conducted skilled diplomatic relations, patronised a circle of court poets, and owned some of the most spectacular objects to survive from al-Andalus, in ivory and marble. This study presents the evidence for a reconsideration of this period.
Author: United States
Author: United States