Art And Cities Of Islam

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Art And Cities Of Islam

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Author : Rafique Ali Jairazbhoy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996

Art And Cities Of Islam written by Rafique Ali Jairazbhoy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Art categories.

Arts Of The City Victorious

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Author : Jonathan M. Bloom
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007

Arts Of The City Victorious written by Jonathan M. Bloom and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Architecture categories.

"Fatimid art and architecture has always been somewhat anomalous in the history of islamic art because of the direction it grew (west to east), subject matter (figural at a time when geometry and the arabesque were developing elsewhere), and unusually rich and precise documentation in royal and popular accounts. Whereas earlier studies treated the two and a half centuries of Fatimid art and architecture as a single category, this book is the first to show how they grew and evolved over time."--BOOK JACKET.

Islamic Art And Architecture

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Author : Peter Osier
language : en
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Release Date : 2017-07-15

Islamic Art And Architecture written by Peter Osier and has been published by Encyclopaedia Britannica this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-15 with Art categories.

"The Islamic world has a rich artistic tradition, with particular strengths in calligraphy, illuminated manuscripts, architecture, and the decorative arts. This reference traces the development of Islamic art and architecture from the Umayyad dynasty to the present day. Readers will learn about the art of the Fatimids, Seljuqs, Mamluks, Mongols, Ottomans, Safavids, Mughals, and more. Eye-catching photographs of gorgeous mosques, delicate manuscript paintings, and colorful ceramics give readers glimpses of the works being discussed. A great resource both for those interested in art history and those hoping to learn more about the long, rich history of Islamic culture."

A Saint In The City

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Author : Allen F. Roberts
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2003

A Saint In The City written by Allen F. Roberts and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Art categories.

A Saint in the Cityexamines the elaborate visual culture of the Mourides, a Senegalese Sufi movement based upon the mystical teachings of Sheikh Amadou Bamba (1953-1927). In the boldly visual city of Dakar, images abound despite the fact that Senegal is largely a Muslim country. Vibrant street murals, calligraphy and calligrams, didactic posters, drawings that protect and heal, advertising images, colourful clothing, Web sites, intricate glass paintings, and innovative architecture all attest to the transformative potency that expressive culture has for Mourides. One image is ubiquitous throughout urban Senegal: the portrait of Sheikh Amadou Bamba, based upon a colonial photograph from 1913. Sacred images "work" for Mourides, and as Bamba is a saint (Wali Allah, or "Friend of God" in Arabic), his portrait actively conveys powerful blessings called baraka that help people to address everyday difficulties, challenges, and goals.The Mouride Way is observed by over four million Senegalese and thousands more around the globe including increasing numbers of African Americans and others converting to this most African of Islamic paths. Amadou Bamba's pacifism, dignity, and self-reliance, as well as his emphasis on the sanctity of work, offer a view of Islam quite different from those currently suggested by Western media. Indeed,A Saint in the Cityreminds us that there are many faces of Islam in Africa and throughout the world. It also assists readers to reconsider misconceptions concerning the prohibition of images in Islam in light of the explosion of visual culture derived from a single photograph of Sheikh Amadou Bamba.A Saint in the Citygrows from a decade of interdisciplinary research and focuses upon nine contemporary artists who base their works upon the spiritual teachings of Amadou Bamba, regardless of their particular backgrounds, training, or styles. The book boldly transgresses the boundaries normally enforced between local and global, fine and popular arts, gallery and streets, historical and contemporary circumstances. An emphasis upon Mouride artists' own voices further decenters the narrative.Allen F. Roberts is professor of world arts and cultures and director of the James S. Coleman African Studies Center at UCLA. Mary Nooter Roberts is deputy director and chief curator of the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History.

Islamic Art In The Metropolitan Museum Of Art

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Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
language : en
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Release Date : 1972

Islamic Art In The Metropolitan Museum Of Art written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) and has been published by Metropolitan Museum of Art this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Art categories.

The Umayyads The Rise Of Islamic Art

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Author : Fawzi Zayadine
language : en
Publisher: Museum With No Frontiers, MWNF (Museum Ohne Grenzen)
Release Date : 2000

The Umayyads The Rise Of Islamic Art written by Fawzi Zayadine and has been published by Museum With No Frontiers, MWNF (Museum Ohne Grenzen) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Travel categories.

Islamic Art Literature And Culture

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Author : Kathleen Kuiper Manager, Arts and Culture
language : en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release Date : 2009-12-20

Islamic Art Literature And Culture written by Kathleen Kuiper Manager, Arts and Culture and has been published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-20 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.

Discusses the art, architecture, literature, and culture of Islamic nations, including the development of Arabic calligraphy, literary elements in Islamic literature, and historic traditions of Islamic visual arts.

Handbook On Islamic Art

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-04

Handbook On Islamic Art written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04 with categories.

Muslim art can also have a special significance for the Muslim world of today. The enormous field of Islamic architecture is the subject of, leaving fields as varied as calligraphy, painting, glass, pottery, and textile arts such as carpets and embroidery. Since this is its one cultural achievement widely accepted and admired by the West, a rededication to it can compensate the East to a certain degree for its scientific and technological retardation, something which neither the oil fields nor strategic location can achieve. If these considerations are more widely understood, Muslim art and its study will have an important role to play in the future. An important trait of Islamic art which may influence its understanding and relate it closely to concerns highlighted by Daftari, is the context within which the contemporary artist works. These contexts have included the artists' place of birth, nationality, and ethnicity and of course their religion. The nature of the Muslim community has experienced much change since the end of the Islamic Empire. Are we able to find different style of ornament that refers to Islamic Art? Islamic ideology in its original meaning is a faculty of timeless realities. Islamic art derives its beauty from wisdom. "Handbook on Islamic Art" surveys the art and architecture of the Islamic world from the 7th through the 20th centuries. By looking at major themes and regional variations of Islamic art and architecture, the course examines how meanings in various socio-political and historical contexts have been encoded through forms, functions, as well as the aesthetic features of arts, crafts, and the built environment. The aim of this work is to contextualize the concept and analyze the Islamic traditional ornamentation, focusing on the principles of Islamic ideology, which was behind the formation of a distinct identity and uniform architecture in Islamic cities and across time. This book allows readers to identify the elements and themes of Islamic art forms, and to examine them in works of painting and metalwork, in calligraphy and manuscripts, ceramics, glass, wood, and ivory.

Encyclopaedia Of Islamic Art And Architecture

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Author : Syed Mohammad Husain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011

Encyclopaedia Of Islamic Art And Architecture written by Syed Mohammad Husain and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Islamic architecture categories.

Re Imaging The City

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Author : Somaiyeh Falahat
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-12-09

Re Imaging The City written by Somaiyeh Falahat and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-09 with Architecture categories.

Somaiyeh Falahat investigates the spatial and morphological logic of pre-modern Middle Eastern and North African cities, so-called “Islamic cities”. She bases her argument on the fact that the city and consequently its form and structure, similar to other human products, have deep roots in the thought-structure of the people. Thus, to know such places properly, one has to refer to this life-world and use it as a structure to observe the city. This approach aims at opening new levels of understanding of the city by grasping indigenous concepts and structures; it puts forward claims for the possibility of a new method of analysis. The author studies the historic city of Isfahan as the case study and suggests that an indigenous term, Hezar-Too, can explain the complexity of the city, which has been interpreted as labyrinthine and maze-like accounting for the essence of the city and its form in an appropriate way. Looking at the city from this new point of view can help in observing it in its context and subsequently in discovering its real character.