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Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780870991110
Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),Maryam Ekhtiar
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9781588394347
This book explores the great diversity and range of Islamic culture through one of the finest collections in the world. Published to coincide with the historic reopening of the galleries of the Metropolitan Museum's Islamic Art Department, it presents nearly three hundred masterworks created in the rich tradition of the Islamic faith and culture. The Metropolitan's renowned holdings range chronologically from the origins of Islam in the 7th century through the 19th century, and geographically from as far west as Spain to as far east as Southeast Asia.
Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781588394828
Family guide, Dazzling details in folded front cover.
Author : Navina Najat Haidar,Kendra Weisbin
Publisher : Scala Arts Publishers Incorporated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Art
ISBN : 185759827X
-Provides an accessible walking tour of the Metropolitan Museum's world-famous Islamic Art Galleries -Features the popular Damascus Room and many other highlights of the Metropolitan's collection -Only guide available to the Islamic galleries of The Metropolitan Museum of Art The museum's superlative collection of Islamic art, from as far west as Spain and as far east as India, ranges in date from the 7th to the 19th century and reflects the diversity and scope of Islamic cultures and the richness of their artistic traditions. This essential guide to the collection is organized into four thematic tours.
Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Education Department
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781588390844
"Examine the principles of geometric design that are the basis for the beautiful and intricate patterns in the art of the Islamic world. Includes a brief overview of Islamic art, an introduction to related works in the Museum, and a series of pattern-making activities (including reproducible grids) for use in the classroom. Teachers can readily adapt these materials to create exciting lessons in art, culture, math, and geometry"--Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
Author : Linda Komaroff
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Art
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Maryam D. Ekhtiar
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781588396303
"For centuries, Islamic calligraphy has mesmerized viewers with its beauty, sophistication, and seemingly endless variety of styles. How to Read Islamic Calligraphy offers new perspectives on this distinctive art form, using examples from The Met's superlative collections to explore the enduring preeminence of the written word as a means of creative expression throughout the Islamic world. Combining engaging, accessible texts with stunning new photography, How to Read Islamic Calligraphy introduces readers to the major Islamic script types and explains the various contexts, whether secular or sacred, in which each one came to be used. Beauty and brilliance emerge in equal measure from works of every medium, from lavishly illuminated Qur'an manuscripts, to glassware etched with poetic verses, to ceramic tiles brushed with benedictions. The sheer breadth of objects illustrated in these pages exemplifies the ubiquity of calligraphy, and provides a compelling introduction to this unique art form"--Publisher's description
Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781588394576
This magnificent volume explores the epochal transformations and unexpected continuities in the Byzantine Empire from the 7th to the 9th century. At the beginning of the 7th century, the Empire's southern provinces, the vibrant, diverse areas of North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean, were at the crossroads of exchanges reaching from Spain to China. These regions experienced historic upheavals when their Christian and Jewish communities encountered the emerging Islamic world, and by the 9th century, an unprecedented cross- fertilization of cultures had taken place. This extraordinary age is brought vividly to life in insightful contributions by leading international scholars, accompanied by sumptuous illustrations of the period's most notable arts and artifacts. Resplendent images of authority, religion, and trade—embodied in precious metals, brilliant textiles, fine ivories, elaborate mosaics, manuscripts, and icons, many of them never before published— highlight the dynamic dialogue between the rich array of Byzantine styles and the newly forming Islamic aesthetic. With its masterful exploration of two centuries that would shape the emerging medieval world, this illuminating publication provides a unique interpretation of a period that still resonates today.
Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),Marilyn Jenkins,Manuel Keene
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Islamic jewelry
ISBN : 9780870993268
Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),Patronato de la Alhambra (Granada, Spain)
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780870996368
From 711 when they arrived on the Iberian Peninsula until 1492 when scholars contribute a wide-ranging series of essays and catalogue entries which are fully companion to the 373 illustrations (324 in color) of the spectacular art and architecture of the nearly vanished culture. 91/2x121/2 they were expelled by Ferdinand and Isabella, the Muslims were a powerful force in al-Andalus, as they called the Iberian lands they controlled. This awe-inspiring volume, which accompanies a major exhibition presented at the Alhambra in Granada and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, is devoted to the little-known artistic legacy of Islamic Spain, revealing the value of these arts as part of an autonomous culture and also as a presence with deep significance for both Europe and the Islamic world. Twenty-four international Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Finbarr Barry Flood,Gulru Necipoglu
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1448 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-16
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781119068570
The two-volume Companion to Islamic Art and Architecture bridges the gap between monograph and survey text by providing a new level of access and interpretation to Islamic art. The more than 50 newly commissioned essays revisit canonical topics, and include original approaches and scholarship on neglected aspects of the field. This two-volume Companion showcases more than 50 specially commissioned essays and an introduction that survey Islamic art and architecture in all its traditional grandeur Essays are organized according to a new chronological-geographical paradigm that remaps the unprecedented expansion of the field and reflects the nuances of major artistic and political developments during the 1400-year span The Companion represents recent developments in the field, and encourages future horizons by commissioning innovative essays that provide fresh perspectives on canonical subjects, such as early Islamic art, sacred spaces, palaces, urbanism, ornament, arts of the book, and the portable arts while introducing others that have been previously neglected, including unexplored geographies and periods, transregional connectivities, talismans and magic, consumption and networks of portability, museums and collecting, and contemporary art worlds; the essays entail strong comparative and historiographic dimensions The volumes are accompanied by a map, and each subsection is preceded by a brief outline of the main cultural and historical developments during the period in question The volumes include periods and regions typically excluded from survey books including modern and contemporary art-architecture; China, Indonesia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sicily, the New World (Americas)
Author : Sheila R. Canby
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Art
ISBN : 0674023900
This richly illustrated book allows readers to identify the elements and themes of Islamic art forms, and to examine them in works of painting and metalwork, in calligraphy and manuscripts, ceramics, glass, wood, and ivory.
Author : Sheila R. Canby,Deniz Beyazit,Martina Rugiadi,A. C. S. Peacock
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781588395894
Rising from humble origins as Turkish tribesmen, the powerful and culturally prolific Seljuqs—an empire whose reach extended from Central Asia to the eastern Mediterranean—dominated the Islamic world from the eleventh to the fourteenth century. Court and Cosmos: The Great Age of the Seljuqs examines the roots and impact of this formidable dynasty, featuring some 250 objects as evidence of the artistic and cultural flowering that occurred under Seljuq rule. Beginning with an historical overview of the empire, from its early advances into Iran and northern Iraq to the spread of its dominion into Anatolia and northern Syria, Court and Cosmos illuminates the splendor of Seljuq court life. This aura of luxury extended to a sophisticated new elite, as both sultans and city dwellers acquired dazzling glazed ceramics and metalwork lavishly inlaid with silver, copper, and gold. Advances in science and technology found parallels in a flourishing interest in the arts of the book, underscoring the importance the Seljuqs placed on the scholarly and literary life. At the same time, the unrest that accompanied warfare between the Seljuqs and their enemies as well as natural disasters and unexplainable celestial phenomena led people to seek solace in magic and astrology, which found expression in objects adorned with zodiacal and talismanic imagery. These popular beliefs existed alongside devout adherence to Islam, as exemplified by exquisitely calligraphed Qur’ans and an array of building inscriptions and tombstones bearing verses from the holy book. The great age of the Seljuqs was one that celebrated magnificence, be it of this world or in the celestial realm. By revealing the full breadth of their artistic achievement, Court and Cosmos provides an invaluable record of the Seljuqs’ contribution to the cultural heritage of the Islamic world.
Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),Marilyn Jenkins
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN : 9781588391841
"What follows in these pages is the chronicle of ceramic objects unearthed in Raqqa in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Marilyn Jenkins-Madina, Curator Emerita of Islamic Art at the Metropolitan Museum, describes the dramatic journey of these ceramics from their discovery in the medieval city to the emporiums of Paris and New York, the drawing rooms of the great collectors, and the galleries of the Metropolitan Museum. Using art-historical detective work, archival documents, and scientific data, the author convincingly establishes provenance and dating, placing these objects - some of the most exquisite ever produced by Islamic potters - in a secure historical context for the first time."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Charles Kyrle Wilkinson
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Islamic pottery
ISBN : 9780870990762
The city of Nishapur, located in eastern Iran, was a place of political importance in medieval times and a flourishing center of art, crafts, and trade. This publication studies the pottery found at the site at Nishapur excavated by the Iranian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum in 1935–40 and again in 1947. -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
