Islamic art and culture : Timeline and History / Nasser D. Khalili.
Material type: TextPublication details: Cairo : American University in Cairo Press, 2008.Description: 186 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 38 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1585678392
- 9781585678396
- 9789774161940
- 709/.17/67 22
- N6260 .K43 2008
Current library | Call number | Vol info | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Library OVERSIZE | N6260 .K43 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | V. | Copy 1 | Available | 197013274 |
Includes semi-detached compass card following p. 186.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-182) and index.
Major historical and cultural sites of the Islamic world -- Major Islamic dynasties -- Timeline of Islamic art and culture -- The history of Islamic art and culture -- The written word: calligraphy -- The word of God: Qur'ans -- Miniature painting -- Bookbinding -- Lacquer -- Pottery and ceramics -- Glass and rock crystal -- Metalwork -- Scientific instruments -- Arms and armour -- Jewellery -- Carpets and textiles -- Coins -- Architecture.
An oversized visual history of Islamic civilization as reflected in its fine art spans 1,200 years and surveys a range of media, from architecture and painting to silk textiles and calligraphy, in a volume that also demonstrates the relationship between Islamic artists and their western peers.