Main entry:

Ettinghausen, Richard.

Title & Author:

Islamic art and architecture 650-1250 / Richard Ettinghausen, Oleg Grabar, Marilyn Jenkins-Madina.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2001.

Description:

xiii, 344 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 30 cm

Series:

Yale University Press Pelican history of art

Notes:
"Some sections of this book were previously published in The art and architecture of Islam 650-1250 by Penguin Books Ltd, 1987"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-335) and indexes.
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.

Summary:

"This illustrated book provides an overview of Islamic art and architecture from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries, a time of the formation of a new artistic culture and its first, medieval, flowering in the vast area from the Atlantic to India. Inspired by Ettinghausen and Grabar's original text, this book has been completely rewritten and updated to take into account recent information and methodological advances."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0300088671 (hardcover)
9780300088670 (hardcover)
0300088698 (paperback)
9780300088694 (paperback)
9780140560596
0140560599

Subject:

Islamic art.
Islamic architecture.
Art, Medieval Islamic Empire.
Architecture, Medieval Islamic Empire.
Art islamique.
Architecture islamique.
Art médiéval Empire islamique.
Architecture médiévale Empire islamique.
Architecture, Medieval
Art, Medieval
Islamische Architektur
Islamische Kunst
Islamitische kunst.
Islamitische bouwkunst.
Medieval art Islamic Empire.
Medieval architecture Islamic Empire.
Islamic Empire
Arte islámico.
Arquitectura islámica.
Arte medieval Imperio islámico.
Arquitectura medieval Imperio islámico.
Islamic art Islamic countries 650-1250.
Islamic architecture (object genre) Islamic countries 650-1250.

Added entries:

Grabar, Oleg.
Jenkins, Marilyn, 1940-
Yale University Press Pelican history of art.

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 220709
Call No.: N6260 .E8 2001
Status: Available