Metalwork and Material Culture in the Islamic World: Art, Craft and Text: Essays Presented to James W. Allan
Art, Craft and Text
Venetia Porter, Mariam Rosser-Owen
ISBN: | 9780857721884 |
Publisher: | Not Avail |
Published: | 14 May, 2014 |
Format: | Digital |
Links | Bloomsbury |
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Metalwork and Material Culture in the Islamic World: Art, Craft and Text: Essays Presented to James W. Allan
Art, Craft and Text
Venetia Porter, Mariam Rosser-Owen
The material and visual culture of the Islamic World casts vast arcs through space and time, and encompasses a huge range of artefacts and monuments from the minute to the grandiose, from ceramic pots to the great mosques. Here, Venetia Porter and Mariam Rosser-Owen assemble leading experts in the field to examine both the objects themselves and the ways in which they reflect their historical, cultural and economic contexts. With a focus on metalwork, this volume includes an important new study of Mosul metalwork and presents recent discoveries in the fields of Fatimid, Mamluk and Qajar metalwork. By examining architecture, ceramics, ivories and textiles, seventeenth-century Iranian painting and contemporary art, the book explores a wide range of artistic production and historical periods from the Umayyad caliphate to the modern Middle East. This rich and detailed volume makes a significant contribution to the fields of Art History, Architecture and Islamic Studies, bringing new objects to light, and shedding new light on old objects.
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