Islamic Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
An alternate approach to Islamic art emphasizing literary over historical contexts and reception over production in visual arts and music.
2nd Edition Richard Ettinghausen, Oleg Grabar, Professor Emeritus of Islamic Art and Architecture Oleg Grabar, Marilyn Jenkins. Oxford 1985 ( Oxford , 1986 ) , 31-56 and 153–74 , respectively . 20. P. Golden , article , “ Rus ' ...
567–94 L. Gallotti: Le Jardin et la maison arabes au Maroc, 2 vols. ... Jordan Valley (Oxford, 1959) Y. Tabbaa: “Toward an Interpretation of the Use of Water in Islamic Courtyards and Courtyard Gardens,” J. Gdn Hist., vii (1987), pp.
Discusses the art, architecture, literature, and culture of Islamic nations, including the development of Arabic calligraphy, literary elements in Islamic literature, and historic traditions of Islamic visual arts.
This is the first book in the English language to deal with the spiritual significance of Islamic art including not only the plastic arts, but also literature and music.
This richly illustrated book allows readers to identify the elements and themes of Islamic art forms, and to examine them in works of painting and metalwork, in calligraphy and manuscripts, ceramics, glass, wood, and ivory.
This collection of essays provides a timely reassessment of nineteenth-century Islamic art and architecture.
“The Mirage of Islamic Art: Reflections on the Study of an Unwieldy Field. ... New World Orders and the End of Islamic Art.” In Elizabeth C. Mansfield, ed. ... Electronically reproduced in The Journal of Art Historiography, vol. 6.
Among the greatest and least understood areas of art is that of the Islamic nations and peoples. Robert Irwin, an expert in the arts of Islam and a compelling writer,...