Islamic Arts by Jonathan Bloom; Sheila S. BlairCall Number: 700.48297 B623i
ISBN: 071483176X
Publication Date: 1997-04-24
Architecture & Art Library
This work highlights the characteristics of Islamic Art and focuses on the differences between the various arts of the Islamic lands. Dividing the era into three periods (600-900, 900-1500, and 1500-1800) the artistic development is set within historical context. In each period the book describes developments in architecture, the arts of the book, the loom and the fire - metalwork, ceramics and glassware. In every medium the examples are chosen to illuminate the sources, characteristics and achievements of Islamic art.