Early Islamic Art, 650-1100: Constructing the Study of Islamic Art, Volume I : Variorum Collected Studies / Oleg Grabar
Publication year: 2018
ISBN: 9780860789215
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Represent major contributions to the understanding of the formative centuries of Islamic art, focusing on the Umayyad (661-750) and Fatimid (969-1171) dynasties in Greater Syria and in Egypt, and on the Mediterranean or Iranian antecedents of early Islamic art. Historical, cultural, and religious themes, including the role of court ceremonies, the growth of cities, and the importance of the Qur'an, are introduced to help explain how a new art was formed in the central lands of the Near East and how its language can be retrieved from visual or written sources.
Subject: Architecture, Islamic antiquities, Islamic art, Built Environment, Middle East Culture, Theory of Architecture, World International History, Medieval History 400-1500, Classical Studies, Late Antiquity & Byzantium, Islam - Religion, Middle East Studies Area Studies
