| Titre : |
Art of Islam |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Editeur : |
New York [USA] : Harry N. Abrams, INC |
| Année de publication : |
1971 |
| Importance : |
263 p. |
| Présentation : |
Photos |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Mots-clés : |
Art islamique |
| Index. décimale : |
1405 Dîroka hunerî | Histoire de l'Art | Art history | مێژووی هونەر |
| Résumé : |
At its height, the Islamic world extended from the Iberian Peninsula to the Indian subcontinent and beyond, but despite this enormous geographical spread, the art forms born and nourished among the followers of the Prophet display an amazing unity of style and purpose. Indeed, it would be surprising if this were not so, but in order to understand this fact, we must first shed all our Western preconceptions concerning the function of art and the role of the artist in society. To quote the author's introduction: "In Islam, art and faith are inseparably bound together; but within the framework of strict laws, sufficient liberty is left for artists to arrive at creative works which, while possibly they may not fascinate the Westerner at first glance, will ultimately end by enthralling him.
Anyone with the patience to follow the artist in Allah's service through the labyrinth of geometric decorations will become captivated by the beauty of its artistic logic .... Islamic art... acquired an aspect of its own which, weathered by sun and drought, strife and tradition, quickly matured and became easily recognizable among the countless other aspects of art in the world"
Although Christianity and Islam were to become mutually inimical, indeed, actively hostile, Islamic art nevertheless exerted a strong influence on medieval European architecture and manuscript illumination and on Renaissance textiles and ce-ramics. In this volume, the whole vast scope of Islamic art is discussed and placed within its historical context, while copious illustrations of the massive building complexes, delicate ceramic ware, jeweled objects, miniature paintings, woven fabrics, mosaics, ivories, and vessels of glass and metal-most of them in beautiful color add a valuable visual dimension to Dr. Du Ry's fascinating text. |
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Art of Islam [texte imprimé] . - New York [USA] : Harry N. Abrams, INC, 1971 . - 263 p. : Photos. Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Mots-clés : |
Art islamique |
| Index. décimale : |
1405 Dîroka hunerî | Histoire de l'Art | Art history | مێژووی هونەر |
| Résumé : |
At its height, the Islamic world extended from the Iberian Peninsula to the Indian subcontinent and beyond, but despite this enormous geographical spread, the art forms born and nourished among the followers of the Prophet display an amazing unity of style and purpose. Indeed, it would be surprising if this were not so, but in order to understand this fact, we must first shed all our Western preconceptions concerning the function of art and the role of the artist in society. To quote the author's introduction: "In Islam, art and faith are inseparably bound together; but within the framework of strict laws, sufficient liberty is left for artists to arrive at creative works which, while possibly they may not fascinate the Westerner at first glance, will ultimately end by enthralling him.
Anyone with the patience to follow the artist in Allah's service through the labyrinth of geometric decorations will become captivated by the beauty of its artistic logic .... Islamic art... acquired an aspect of its own which, weathered by sun and drought, strife and tradition, quickly matured and became easily recognizable among the countless other aspects of art in the world"
Although Christianity and Islam were to become mutually inimical, indeed, actively hostile, Islamic art nevertheless exerted a strong influence on medieval European architecture and manuscript illumination and on Renaissance textiles and ce-ramics. In this volume, the whole vast scope of Islamic art is discussed and placed within its historical context, while copious illustrations of the massive building complexes, delicate ceramic ware, jeweled objects, miniature paintings, woven fabrics, mosaics, ivories, and vessels of glass and metal-most of them in beautiful color add a valuable visual dimension to Dr. Du Ry's fascinating text. |
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