Main entry:

Brend, Barbara, 1940-

Title & Author:

Islamic art / Barbara Brend.

Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1991.

Description:

240 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-234) and index.
The legacy of empires: Syria, Iraq and Iran under the caliphs -- Lands of the west: Egypt, North Africa and Spain -- Renewal from the east: the Seljuks enter Iran and Anatolia -- The rule of lords and slaves: Zangids, Ayyubids and Mamluks -- The last eastern invaders: the Mongol and Timurid empires -- Fervour, opulence and decline: Iran under the Safavids and Qajars -- East and west of the Bosphorus: the Ottoman empire -- Emperors in Hindustan: Sultanate and Mughal India.

Summary:

Presents a region-by-region history of the art of the Islamic world, looking at architecture, the art of the book, mosaics, pottery, textiles, and other decorative art forms.
"So Brend narrates this history region by region, illustrating her discussion with superb exampls drawn from all areas in which Muslim artists and craftsman have excelled --mosque and palace architecture; the art of the book (calligrpahy, painting, and bindings); and decorative arts, including metalwork, carvings, mosaics, pottery, textiles, and carpets. Throughout, the author elucidates forms, aesthetic principles, themes, and imagery. And she points to sources and influnces in the different periods--for example, the prominence of jade and chinoiserie after the Mongol ivasions."--from the back

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

0674468651
9780674468658
067446866X (pbk.)
9780674468665 (pbk.)

Subject:

Islamic art History.
Art islamique - Histoire.
Sanat, İslam - Tarih.
Art islamique Histoire.
20.50 Islamic art.
Islamic art
Islamische Kunst
Islamitische kunst.
Geschichte

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 73230
Call No.: ID PLS; ID:92-B1582
Status: Available