Islamic Art and Architecture, 650–1250

by Richard Ettinghausen, Oleg Grabar, and Marilyn Jenkins-Madina

• ISBN13: 9780300088694
• ISBN10: 0300088698
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-07-11
• Publisher: Yale University Press

Summary

- The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series

Author Biography

Marilyn Jenkins-Madina is Research Curator of Islamic Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition	p. VII
Preface to the First Edition	p. X
Chart of the Principal Dynasties	p. XI
Introduction
The Rise of Islam and the Artistic Climate of the Period	p. 3
Early Islamic Art and Architecture (c.650-c.1000)
Prologue: Historical and Cultural Setting	p. 10
Central Islamic Lands	p. 15
Architecture and Architectural Decoration	p. 15
The Art of the Object	p. 59
The Art of the Book	p. 73
Conclusion	p. 78
Western Islamic Lands	p. 83
Architecture and Architectural Decoration	p. 83
The Art of the Object	p. 91
The Art of the Book	p. 98
Conclusion	p. 100
Eastern Islamic Lands	p. 105
Architecture and Architectural Decoration	p. 105
The Art of the Object	p. 116
The Art of the Book	p. 128
Conclusion	p. 129
Medieval Islamic Art and Architecture (c.1000-1250)
Prologue: Historical and Cultural Setting	p. 133
Eastern Islamic Lands	p. 139
Architecture and Architectural Decoration	p. 139
The Art of the Object	p. 165
The Art of the Book	p. 181
Conclusion	p. 182
Central Islamic Lands	p. 187
The Fatimids in Egypt, Palestine, and Syria
Architecture and Architectural Decoration	p. 187
The Art of the Object	p. 201
The Art of the Book	p. 211
Conclusion	p. 212
The Saljuqs, Artuqids, Zangids, and Ayyubids in Iraq, Anatolia, Syria, Palestine, and Egypt
Architecture and Architectural Decoration	p. 215
The Art of the Object	p. 243
The Art of the Book	p. 257
Conclusion	p. 264
Western Islamic Lands	p. 269
Architecture and Architectural Decoration	p. 269
The Art of the Object	p. 274
The Art of the Book	p. 285
Conclusion	p. 288
Conclusion: The Impact of Islamic Art
Islamic Art and non-Muslims	p. 291
List of the Principal Abbreviations	p. 303
Notes	p. 304
Bibliography	p. 329
Glossary	p. 338
Index	p. 339
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