DISCOVER ISLAMIC ART in the Mediterranean

DISCOVER ISLAMIC ART in the Mediterranean
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Publisher : Museum With No Frontiers, MWNF (Museum Ohne Grenzen)
Total Pages : 607
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ISBN-10 : 9783902966254
ISBN-13 : 3902966254
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis DISCOVER ISLAMIC ART in the Mediterranean by : Benabed, Aicha; Bisheh, Ghazi; Al-Asad, Mohammad

The great Islamic Dynasties of the Mediterranean are the protagonists of this book, together with their fascinating artistic and cultural legacy. Thirty-nine scholars, museum curators and experts in cultural heritage, from 14 countries in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, are the authors of the 22 chapters that take the reader through 13 centuries of Islamic history from the period of the Prophet Muhammad up until the end of the Ottoman Empire (1922). Discover Islamic Art in the Mediterranean is a collaborative work that was written for all those who share our idea that there is not only one history, but that at least as many histories as peoples exist. The idea of this book is to contribute to a historically more accurate and thus more authentic understanding of Islam by offering different perspectives of interpreting history, art and culture. This Book is published to complement the www.discoverislamicart.org Virtual Museum and its cycle of 18 Virtual Exhibitions Discover Islamic Art in the Mediterranean.

The Umayyads

The Umayyads
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Publisher : AIRP
Total Pages : 226
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ISBN-10 : 187404435X
ISBN-13 : 9781874044352
Rating : 4/5 (5X Downloads)

Synopsis The Umayyads by : Museum With No Frontiers

This fascinating new series will present 12 Exhibition Trails in 11 countries, which follow the chronology of the spread of Islamic art in that area. The Museum With No Frontiers programme is based on the novel idea of organising exhibitions without transporting the works of art, instead allowing the visitor to discover the artefacts, architecture and museums in their original environment and within their historical and cultural context. This concept makes it possible for the Islamic art academic or enthusiast to experience art as a living illustration of social history. Each Exhibition Trail is divided into a number of itineraries that provide detailed information on the history and significance of each structure or work and offer practical information on guided tours, transportation and cultural activities. The beautifully illustrated descriptions of the archaeological sites, artworks and architecture are written by experts in the field who live in the specified area itself. Visit the virtual gallery www.mwnf.org for further information. The exhibition is devoted to significant monuments from the reign of the Umayyad caliphs (660-750 AD) in an area that stretched from Amman to Mo

Medelhavsmuseet

Medelhavsmuseet
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 56
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015063386430
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Medelhavsmuseet by : Medelhavsmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden)

Islamic Palace Architecture in the Western Mediterranean

Islamic Palace Architecture in the Western Mediterranean
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 385
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ISBN-10 : 9780190624552
ISBN-13 : 0190624558
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis Islamic Palace Architecture in the Western Mediterranean by : Felix Arnold

This book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of Islamic palace architecture in Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and southern Italy, presenting all known palace buildings in ground plans, sections and individual descriptions. The author traces their evolution from the 8th to the 19th century and places them within the context of the history of Islamic culture.

Early Ottoman Art: The Legacy of the Emirates

Early Ottoman Art: The Legacy of the Emirates
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Publisher : Museum With No Frontiers, MWNF (Museum Ohne Grenzen)
Total Pages : 374
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ISBN-10 : 9783902782212
ISBN-13 : 3902782218
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis Early Ottoman Art: The Legacy of the Emirates by : Gönül Öney

Creating the Mediterranean

Creating the Mediterranean
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 369
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ISBN-10 : 9789004347380
ISBN-13 : 9004347380
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Creating the Mediterranean by : Tarek Kahlaoui

In Creating the Mediterranean: Maps and the Islamic Imagination Tarek Kahlaoui treats the subject of the Islamic visual representations of the Mediterranean. It tracks the history of the Islamic visualization of the sea from when geography was created by the Islamic state’s bureaucrats of the tenth century C.E. located mainly in the central Islamic lands, to the later men of the field, specifically the sea captains from the fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries C.E. located in the western Islamic lands. A narrative has emerged from this investigation in which the metamorphosis of the identity of the author or mapmaker seemed to be changing with the rest of the elements that constitute the identity of a map: its reader or viewer, its style and structure, and its textual content.

Intersections

Intersections
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Publisher : University of Florida Press
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 1683401972
ISBN-13 : 9781683401971
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis Intersections by : Melia Belli Bose

This richly illustrated volume highlights the history of Islamic cosmopolitanism as documented through works of art from the eighth century to the present, examining artistic exchange between Muslim and non-Muslim societies.

Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World (2 vols.)

Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World (2 vols.)
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 1508
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ISBN-10 : 9789047412076
ISBN-13 : 9047412079
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World (2 vols.) by : Susan Sinclair

Following the tradition and style of the acclaimed Index Islamicus, the editors have created this new Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World. The editors have surveyed and annotated a wide range of books and articles from collected volumes and journals published in all European languages (except Turkish) between 1906 and 2011. This comprehensive bibliography is an indispensable tool for everyone involved in the study of material culture in Muslim societies.