Islamic Art & Culture: Timeline & History
Khalili, Nasser D.
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Islamic Art And Culture: Timeline and History
By Nasser D. Khalili
Hardback with dust jacket. Published by The American University Press in Cairo, 2008. Approx size: 32cm H x 22.5cm W (12 ¾”H x 9"W). 189pp. Colour illustrations, timeline & rotating wheel of landmark artistic achievements.
The history of Islam stretches from the seventh century to the present and encompasses an area from Spain to Indonesia, North Africa to the Steppes. The material culture of the Muslim peoples is accordingly richly varied, taking in architectural projects on a vast scale and minutely detailed miniature paintings, exquisitely patterned silk textiles and bold yet sophisticated calligraphy. Now the spectacular format of Islamic Art and Culture: Timeline and History allows the reader to view the magnificent sweep of the art of Islam in a unique way. You can see at a glance exactly what was happening in the different arts and countries of Islam within the same period. And, because they can be compared simultaneously across time and place, you are able to put different developments in context.
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