Ars Islamica
Author: Richard Ettinghausen
Publisher:
Published: 2011-12
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9781258227784
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The Salting Collection
Author: Victoria and Albert Museum
Publisher:
Published: 1911
Total Pages: 53
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Emperors' Album
Author: Stuart Cary Welch
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 0870994999
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFifty leaves that form the sumptuous Kevorkian Album, one of the world's greatest assemblages of Mughal art. -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
The Islamic World: Pakistan-Zaynab
Author: John L. Esposito
Publisher:
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents a comprehensive three-volume series on the Islamic world including over three hundred articles that answer questions concerning Islamic religious beliefs, definitions of unfamiliar terms used in the articles, sidebars that focus on people, places, and traditions, and cross references to related entries.
A Handbook of Mohammedan Decorative Arts
Author: M. S. Dimand
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 1930-07-01
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first history of Mohammedan decorative arts to appear in English, this publication from 1930 highlights The Metropolitan Museum of Art's strong Islamic art collection with over 170 works discussed. The diverse selection objects spans over twelve centuries and includes richly illuminated manuscripts, colorful glazed pottery, and intricate woven carpets, among others. Dimand contextualizes Mohammedan decorative arts within the history of Islam and its spread across the world, from the Middle East to Egypt and India.
Glass of the Sultans
Author: Stefano Carboni
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 343
ISBN-13: 0870999869
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis catalogue accompanies an exhibition that brings together more than 150 glass objects representing twelve centuries of Islamic glassmaking. Included are the principal types of pre-industrial glass from Egypt, the Middle East, and India in a comprehensive array of shapes, colors, and techniques such as glassblowing, the use of molds, the manipulation of molten glass with tools, and the application of molten glass to complete or decorate an object. -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
When Silk was Gold
Author: James C. Y. Watt
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 0870998250
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe material presented in this volume significantly extends what has been known to date of Asian textiles produced from the Tang (618-907) through the early Ming period (late 14th-early 15th century), and new documentation gives full recognition to the importance of luxury textiles in the history of Asian art. Costly silks and embroideries were the primary vehicle for the migration of motifs and styles from one part of Asia to another, particularly during the Tang and Mongol (1207-1368) periods. In addition, they provide material evidence of both the cultural and religious ties that linked ethnic groups and the impetus to artistic creativity that was inspired by exposure to foreign goods.
Splendid Legacy
Author: Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 433
ISBN-13: 0870996649
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIssued in conjunction with the exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art of over 450 works of art from the legendary Havemeyer collection, formed at the turn of the century by pioneering American patrons of art Henry O. and Louisine Havemeyer, this lavishly illustrated catalogue combines 800 illustration (176 in color) with the collaborative efforts of 27 authors who examine the various aspects of the collection in summarizing essays and in entries on individual works. In addition, one essay is devoted to the Manhattan residence designed for the Havemeyers by Tiffany and Colman. An exhaustive 90-page chronology offers a perspective on the formation of the collection, outlining the roles of friend and advisor Mary Cassatt and a succession of dealers, and focusing on the history of the family and its business interests. 9.25x12.25" Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Society and Culture in the Early Modern Middle East
Author: Andrew J. Newman
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2003-01-01
Total Pages: 454
ISBN-13: 9789004127746
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe volume comprises a collection of 20 of the 43 papers presented at the Third International Round Table on Safavid Persia, held at the University of Edinburgh in August, 1998 and edited by the Round Table's organiser. The Third Round Table, the largest of the series to date, continued the emphasis of its predecessors on understanding and appreciating the legacy of the Safavid period by means of exchanges between both established and 'newer' scholars drawn from a variety of fields to facilitate an exchange of ideas, information, and methodologies across a broad range of academic disciplines between scholars from diverse disciplines and research backgrounds with a common interest in the history and culture of this period of Iran's history.
Perpetual Glory
Author: Oya Pancaroğlu
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 166
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCatalog of the exhibition held at the Art Institute of Chicago, Mar. 31-Oct. 28, 2007.
