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Genre/Form: | History |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Bloom, Jonathan (Jonathan M.). Islamic arts. London : Phaidon Press, 1997 (OCoLC)646054663 |
Material Type: | Document |
Document Type: | Book, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Jonathan Bloom; Sheila Blair |
ISBN: | 9780714831763 071483176X |
OCLC Number: | 37265778 |
Notes: | Beloit College notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 434-439) and index. |
Description: | 447 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 22 cm |
Contents: | The rise of Islam 600-900 AD. 1. Mosques, mansions and mosaics : the arts of building ; 2. Pens and parchment : the Koran and early writing ; 3. The draped universe : the arts of the loom ; 4. Pots, pans and pitchers : the decorative arts -- Regional centres and local powers 900-1500 AD. 5. Madrasas and muqarnas : the arts of building ; 6. Penmen and painters : the arts of the book ; 7. Warps, wefts and pile : the arts of the loom ; 8. Colours and figures : the decorative arts -- The great empires 1500-1800 AD. 9. Capitals and complexes : the arts of building ; 10. From manuscript to page : the arts of the book ; 11. Velvets and carpets : the arts of the loom ; 12. Bedecked and bejewelled : the decorative arts -- Epilogue. |
Series Title: | Art & ideas. |
Responsibility: | Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair. |
More information: | |
Local System Bib Number: | u162906 |
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