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Author : Metropolitan museum of art (New York, N.Y.),Timothy Husband
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780870998546
Author : Metropolitan museum of art (New York, N.Y.),Timothy Husband
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780870998546
Author : Jonathan M. Bloom
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Architecture
ISBN : MINN:31951D01601330F
Author : Idries Trevathan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2024-03-29
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781003854364
Mosque examines the history, culture, evolution and functions of the Muslim house of worship through the prism of its artistic objects and architectural elements. Contributors present a range of elements, from dome to mihrab, to mosque furniture including lamps, prayer rugs and Qur’an stands. In addition, the book draws attention to the importance of mosque heritage through special projects and initiatives that study, preserve and revitalize the traditional arts of the mosque. This unique book brings together prominent architects, art historians, artists, historians and curators to explore innovative approaches towards the study of mosques through the presentation of original research and insights about mosque-related cultural objects. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the art and culture of the Muslim world.
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 : 52,7 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 : Amira K. Bennison
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780748646821
A comprehensive account of two of the most important empires in medieval North AfricaThis is the first book in English to provide a comprehensive account of the rise and fall of the Almoravids and the Almohads, the two most important Berber dynasties of the medieval Islamic west, an area that encompassed southern Spain and Portugal, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. The a'anhAja Almoravids emerged from the Sahara in the 1050s to conquer vast territories and halt the Christian advance in Iberia. They were replaced a century later by their rivals, the Almohads, supported by the Maa'GBPmAda Berbers of the High Atlas. Although both have often been seen as uncouth, religiously intolerant tribesmen who undermined the high culture of al-Andalus, this book argues that the eleventh to thirteenth centuries were crucial to the Islamisation of the Maghrib, its integration into the Islamic cultural sphere, and its emergence as a key player in the western Mediterranean, and that much of this was due to these oft-neglected Berber empires.Key featuresThe first work in English to give a full account of the Almoravids and AlmohadsFeatures numerous translated quotes and anecdotes from Arabic primary sourcesProvides an intimate portrait of the daily lives and material culture of people living within the empires, as well as delivering a clear dynastic historyUses maps, genealogical tables, illustrations and a chronology
Author : Camilo Gómez-Rivas
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-20
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004279841
Law and the Islamization of Morocco under the Almoravids. The Fatwās of Ibn Rushd al-Jadd to the Far Maghrib investigates the development of legal institutions in the Far Maghrib during its unification with al-Andalus under the Almoravids (434-530/1042-1147).
Author : Lynette Singer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015076147969
"This is the remarkable story of one of the masterpieces of Islamic art, the Minbar of Saladin. Made in the middle of the 12th century, this wooden pulpit, perhaps the finest ever seen, stood in the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem for some eight hundred years until it was burned down in 1969 by a tourist claiming to be acting on orders from God. Its loss to the Muslim world was immense, and so the decision was taken by the mosque's guardians, the Jordanian royal family, to rebuild it."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Finbarr Barry Flood,Gulru Necipoglu
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1448 pages
File Size : 55,9 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 : Kim Bergqvist,Kurt Villads Jensen,Anthony John Lappin
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781527554542
Studies of conflict in medieval history and related disciplines have recently come to focus on wars, feuds, rebellions, and other violent matters. While those issues are present here, to form a backdrop, this volume brings other forms of conflict in this period to the fore. With these assembled essays on conflict and collaboration in the Iberian Peninsula, it provides an insight into key aspects of the historical experience of the Iberian kingdoms during the Middle Ages. Ranging in focus from the fall of the Visigothic kingdom and the arrival of significant numbers of Berber settlers to the functioning of the Spanish Inquisition right at the end of the Middle Ages, the articles gathered here look both at cross-ethnic and interreligious meetings in hostility or fruitful cohabitation. The book does not, however, forget intra-communal relations, and consideration is given to the mechanisms within religious and ethnic groupings by which conflict was channeled and, occasionally, collaboration could ensue.
Author : Mariam Rosser-Owen
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-20
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789004469204
In Articulating the Ḥijāba, Mariam Rosser-Owen analyses for the first time the artistic and cultural patronage of the ‘Amirid regents of the last Cordoban Umayyad caliph, Hisham II, a period rarely covered in the historiography of al-Andalus. Al-Mansur, the founder of this dynasty, is usually considered a usurper of caliphal authority, who pursued military victory at the expense of the transcendental achievements of the first two caliphs. But he also commissioned a vast extension to the Great Mosque of Cordoba, founded a palatine city, conducted skilled diplomatic relations, patronised a circle of court poets, and owned some of the most spectacular objects to survive from al-Andalus, in ivory and marble. This study presents the evidence for a reconsideration of this period.
Author : Peter N. Miller
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-23
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780472118915
A collection of essays from leading figures in numerous fields exploring the ways human beings have perceived, shaped, and interpreted the material world
Author : Jonathan M. Bloom
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780300218701
An authoritative survey situating some of the Western world’s most renowned buildings within a millennium of Islamic history Some of the most outstanding examples of world architecture, such as the Mosque of Córdoba, the ceiling of the Cappella Palatina in Palermo, the Giralda tower in Seville, and the Alhambra Palace in Granada, belong to the Western Islamic tradition. This architectural style flourished for over a thousand years along the southern and western shores of the Mediterranean—between Tunisia and Spain—from the 8th century through the 19th, blending new ideas with local building practices from across the region. Jonathan M. Bloom’s Architecture of the Islamic West introduces readers to the full scope of this vibrant tradition, presenting both famous and little-known buildings in six countries in North Africa and southern Europe. It is richly illustrated with photographs, specially commissioned architectural plans, and historical documents. The result is a personally guided tour of Islamic architecture led by one of the finest scholars in the field and a powerful testament to Muslim cultural achievement.
Author : Abbey Stockstill
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780271098180
Author : Daniella J. Talmon-Heller,Katia Cytryn-Silverman
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004279667
This book demonstrates the effectiveness of creative interdisciplinary research, applied to historical, cultural and archaeological problems in the study of the Middle East.