Description
Book SynopsisIslamic Art and Visual Culture is a collection of primary sources in translation accompanied by clear and concise introductory essays that provide unique insights into the aesthetic and cultural history of one of the world''s major religions.
- Collects essential translations from sources as diverse as the Qur''an, court chronicles, technical treatises on calligraphy and painting, imperial memoirs, and foreign travel accounts
- Includes clear and concise introductory essays
- Situates each text and explains the circumstances in which it was written--the date, place, author, and political conditions
- Provides a vivid window into Islamic visual culture and society
- An indispensable tool for teachers and students of art and visual culture
Trade Review"Recommended. Lower-and upper-level undergraduates; general readers." (Choice, 1 October 2011)
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1
1 Foundations: Religious, Political, Juridical, and Administrative Documents from Early Islam and Places in Transition 6
2 Behavior, Gifts, Treasuries, and Collections 11
3 Art 23
Workshops, Guilds, and Crafts in General 23
Calligraphy and Scribes 31
Painting 50
Textiles 57
Ceramics, Glass, Ivory, and Other Media 66
Geometry, Aesthetics 74
4 Space: Architecture and Urbanism 78
Architectural Technique 79
Architectural Types and Elements 84
Urbanism and Land 91
5 Places 96
Pre-Islamic 96
Syria, Jordan, and Environs 99
Iraq 105
Al-Andalus 112
The Maghreb, Africa, and Sicily 119
Egypt 125
Turkey and the Ottoman Empire 135
Iran and Central Asia 149
South Asia 162
East Asia 175
Acknowledgments 177
Index 183
