Pattern and Light (Hardcover)

Henry S. Kim

ISBN 10: 0847844293 / ISBN 13: 9780847844296

Published by Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 2014

About this Item

Hardcover. Opening in 2014 in Toronto, the Aga Khan Museum will be a showplace for Islamic art and culture unlike anything in the Western Hemisphere. This richly illustrated volume features sparkling new photographs of the prize-winning museum and park complex, as well as more than 100 of the rarest and and beautiful examples from one of the most important collections of Islamic art and objects in the world, assembled by His Highness the Aga Khan and members of his family over the last two decades. Visually stunning, Pattern and Light is a compendium of the vast array of objects in the collection: illustrated books and folios, woodworks, ivory carvings, metalwork, ceramics, paintings, sculptures, textiles, and glass--dating from 600 AD to the 18th century and coming from Africa to Spain, Eastern Europe to the Near East, India to Central Asia and China. From the complex geometric designs decorating mosques and minarets which have become familiar, we are treated here also to lesser known marvels such as astrolabes, wondrous textiles and miniatures, and rare volumes of radiant illuminations and calligraphy. Essays by noted scholars cover the design of the building and gardens as well as background on the artifacts. An introduction to 1,400 years of Islamic art and culture as seen through the stunning and diverse masterpieces of the new Aga Khan Museum. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pattern and Light (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, New York
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847844293
• ISBN 13: 9780847844296
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

An introduction to 1,400 years of Islamic art and culture as seen through the stunning and diverse masterpieces of the new Aga Khan Museum. Opening in 2014 in Toronto, the Aga Khan Museum will be a showplace for Islamic art and culture unlike anything in the Western Hemisphere. This richly illustrated volume features the new museum and park complex and more than one hundred rare treasures from one of the most important collections of Islamic art and objects in the world, assembled by His Highness the Aga Khan and his family. Masterpieces of design, texture, and artistry created from 600 AD to the 1800s in Spain, North Africa, Turkey, the Middle East, Iran, Central Asia, India, and China, the works include radiant illuminations and calligraphy; marvels in ivory, wood, glass, and metal; and exquisite paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and textiles.

About the Author

Henry S. Kim is director and CEO, Assadullah Souren Melikian-Chirvani is senior collections adviser, and Ruba Kana’an is head of education and scholarly programs at the Aga Khan Museum, Toronto. Luis Monreal is general manager, Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Geneva. Philip Jodidio has written numerous books about architecture and art. D. Fairchild Ruggles is professor of landscape history at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.