Islamic art and architecture / Robert Hillenbrand.

By: Hillenbrand, Robert [author. ]Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: London : Thames and Hudson Ltd., 2016Manufacturer: China : Asia Pacific Offset Ltd. Copyright date: ©1999Edition: Reprinted 2016Description: 288 pages : illustrations, photographs, plans ; 22 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780500203057 (paperback)Subject(s): Islamic architecture | Symbolism in architecture | Architecture, Islamic | Islamic architecture | Symbolism in architecture -- Islamic countries | Art, IslamicLOC classification: NA380 .H55 2016
Contents:
Chapter One The Birth of Islamic Art: the Umayyads.
Chapter Two The 'Abbasids.
Chapter Three The Fatimids.
Chapter Four The Saljugs.
Chapter Five The Age of the Atabegs: Syria, Irag and Anatolia, 1100-1300.
Chapter Six The Mamluks.
Chapter Seven The Muslim West.
Chapter Eight The Ilkhanids and Timurids.
Chapter Nine The Safavids.
Chapter Ten The Ottomans.
Subject: Covering one thousand years of history and an area stretching from the Atlantic to the borders of India and China, Robert Hillenbrand incorporates all the latest discoveries and interpretations in this authoritative guide to the arts of Islam. From the supreme confidence of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem to the scores of exquisite buildings of Ottoman Istanbul; from the extraordinary virtuosity of Persian painting in the fifteenth century to the vivid ceramic tradition of Ottoman Iznik―Hillenbrand does justice to both the highlights and the ongoing evolution of the full range of Islamic arts. Supported by a glossary of Islamic terms, a time line, and maps, this book traces the architecture, calligraphy, book illumination, painting, ceramics, textiles, and metalwork of a vastly accomplished and influential civilization.--backover. https://www.amazon.com/Islamic-Art-Architecture-World/dp/0500203059
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"For Margaret and Ruthie, with love and thanks for years of encouragement."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-282) and index (pages 285-288).

Chapter One The Birth of Islamic Art: the Umayyads.

Chapter Two The 'Abbasids.

Chapter Three The Fatimids.

Chapter Four The Saljugs.

Chapter Five The Age of the Atabegs: Syria, Irag and Anatolia, 1100-1300.

Chapter Six The Mamluks.

Chapter Seven The Muslim West.

Chapter Eight The Ilkhanids and Timurids.

Chapter Nine The Safavids.

Chapter Ten The Ottomans.

Covering one thousand years of history and an area stretching from the Atlantic to the borders of India and China, Robert Hillenbrand incorporates all the latest discoveries and interpretations in this authoritative guide to the arts of Islam.

From the supreme confidence of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem to the scores of exquisite buildings of Ottoman Istanbul; from the extraordinary virtuosity of Persian painting in the fifteenth century to the vivid ceramic tradition of Ottoman Iznik―Hillenbrand does justice to both the highlights and the ongoing evolution of the full range of Islamic arts. Supported by a glossary of Islamic terms, a time line, and maps, this book traces the architecture, calligraphy, book illumination, painting, ceramics, textiles, and metalwork of a vastly accomplished and influential civilization.--backover.

https://www.amazon.com/Islamic-Art-Architecture-World/dp/0500203059