The Civilization of the Islamic World (The Illustrated History of the Ancient World)
Examines the classical Islamic world through its greatest architectural sites and art treasures, providing examples of Islamic architecture, carpets and textiles, paintings, illuminated manuscripts, and calligraphy, and showing the evolution of their forms and styles.
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Gr 9 Up–This volume provides students with a scholarly overview of art and architecture in the medieval Islamic world, from its beginnings through the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates and later dynasties, including the Fatimids, Ayyubids, and Mamluks. Also included are discussions of Islamic kingdoms in Spain, North Africa, Iran, Turkey, India, and China. The author's emphasis is on political and military history rather than day-to-day life, and on the artistic achievements of the many cultures of the medieval Islamic world. The discussions of architecture are particularly good, but other arts are also mentioned, including calligraphy, textiles, ceramics, and metalwork. The book is illustrated with numerous color photographs that show these artistic treasures in close-up detail. An excellent resource for students doing research.–Kathleen E. Gruver, Burlington County Library, Westampton, NJα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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- PublisherRosen Pub Group
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1448885035
- ISBN 13 9781448885039
- BindingLibrary Binding
- Number of pages232
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