Description
Book SynopsisBringing together recent scholarship on Islamic art, architecture, and archaeology being conducted in Canada and by Canadian scholars, Made for the Eye of One Who Sees provides the first survey of the Canadian contributions to this developing field. It covers topics from across the Islamic world dating from the eighth century to the present.
Trade Review“A book for the times, Made for the Eye of One Who Sees presents an engaging account of the successes and diversity in the field of Islamic art, architecture, and archaeology in Canada.” Alan Walmsley, director of the Materiality in Islam Research Initiative, University of Copenhagen
“Made for the Eye of One Who Sees represents a significant advance in Islamic art and history, bringing new materials and new interpretations into view.” Margaret Graves, Indiana University and author of Arts of Allusion: Object, Ornament, and Architecture in Medieval Islam
