Islamic Arts A&i

by Bloom, Jonathan; Haddad, Nordine

• ISBN13: 9780714831763
• ISBN10: 071483176X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-04-24
• Publisher: INGRAM

Summary

In the years following the revelations of the Prophet Muhammad in the earlyeventh century AD, the new religion of Islam spread rapidly through Arabiao North Africa and Spain in the west and Cental Asia and India in the east.hrough the following 1000 years, artists and craftsmen in the areasnfluenced by Islam produced some of the world's most beautiful works of art:rom the Albrahmra to the Taj Mahal, from illuminated copies of the Koran toxquisite decorative arts: ceramics, textiles and metalwork.;This workighlights the characteristics of Islamic Art and focuses on the differencesetween the various arts of the Islamic lands. Dividing the era into threeeriods (600-900, 900-1500, and 1500-1800) the artistic development is setithin historical context. In each period the book describes developments inrchitecture, the arts of the book, the loom and the fire - metalwork,eramics and glassware. In every medium the examples are chosen to illuminatehe sources, characteristics and achievements of Islamic art.

Author Biography

Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair are among the world's leading experts in their field. A husband-and-wife team of scholars, they hold the Calderwood University Professorship in Islamic and Asian Art at Boston College. They are joint authors of The Art and Architecture of Islam: 1250-1800.

Table of Contents

Introduction	5	(8)
The Rise of Islam 600-900 AD	13	(116)
1 Mosques, Mansions and Mosaics The Arts of Building	21	(36)
2 Pens and Parchment The Koran and Early Writing	57	(22)
3 The Draped Universe The Arts of the Loom	79	(20)
4 Pots, Pans and Pitchers The Decorative Arts	99	(30)
Regional Centres and Local Powers 900-1500 AD	129	(156)
5 Madrasas and Muqarnas The Arts of Building	139	(52)
6 Penmen and Painters The Arts of the Book	191	(30)
7 Warps, Wefts and Pile The Arts of the Loom	221	(26)
8 Colours and Figures The Decorative Arts	247	(38)
The Great Empires 1500-1800 AD	285	(130)
9 Capitals and Complexes The Arts of Building	293	(36)
10 From Manuscript to Page The Arts of the Book	329	(32)
11 Velvets and Carpets The Arts of the Loom	361	(28)
12 Bedecked and Bejewelled The Decorative Arts	389	(26)
Epilogue	415	(9)
Glossary	424	(2)
Major Dynasties	426	(2)
Key Dates	428	(6)
Further Reading	434	(6)
Index	440	(6)
Acknowledgements	446