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Islamic Art In The Ashmolean Museum
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Book Synopsis Islamic Art in the Ashmolean Museum by : James W. Allan
Download or read book Islamic Art in the Ashmolean Museum written by James W. Allan and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These sixteen articles by leading scholars are devoted to Islamic objects or groups of objects in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum. They include glass, metalwork, ceramics, painting, lacquerwork, and ivory.
Book Synopsis Eastern Ceramics and Other Works of Art from the Collection of Gerald Reitlinger by : Ashmolean Museum
Download or read book Eastern Ceramics and Other Works of Art from the Collection of Gerald Reitlinger written by Ashmolean Museum and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Power and Protection by : Francesca Leoni
Download or read book Power and Protection written by Francesca Leoni and published by Ashmolean Museum Oxford. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The desire to know the future, influence life's decisions and repel adversities are deeply human impulses found across time and space. In the Islamic world these could be seen as clashing with Islam's central message -- total surrender to God's will, and its foremost principle -- God's supreme and unmediated authority. Yet history reveals that Muslim societies developed different views towards engaging with the supernatural, ranging from plain acceptance to utter condemnation. Spanning from Morocco to China and the 12th to the 20th century, the books, vessels, garments and jewellery showcased in Power and Protection: Islamic Art and the Supernatural present divinatory and talismanic arts as intellectual resources and founts of artistic inspiration. By reflecting the daily fears and hopes of lower and upper classes alike, they also reveal how the human quest for protection and good luck has often overlapped with the belief in God's all-powerfulness"--Provided by publisher.
Book Synopsis Indian Art in the Ashmolean Museum by : Ashmolean Museum
Download or read book Indian Art in the Ashmolean Museum written by Ashmolean Museum and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ashmolean's holdings of Indian art are the most extensive in Britain after the great London collections of the British Museum and the V&A. This book is arranged chronologically in three separate sections -- Hindu, Buddhist and Jain sculpture; folk bronzes and paintings; paintings and decorative arts of the Mughal and British periods.
Book Synopsis Aegean Legacies by : Francesca Leoni
Download or read book Aegean Legacies written by Francesca Leoni and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-20 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Never-seen-before textiles with a wide appeal - Accompanies major exhibition of Greek Island embroideries at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford - dates to be confirmed Embroideries from the Greek islands dazzle with their bright colors and charming motifs. This publication reveals little-known pieces from the Ashmolean Museum at the University of Oxford, newly photographed and published here for the first time. The embroideries include fragments of pillowcases, bed valances, tents and curtains, as well as items of dress. As with all collections of textiles, the story of the Ashmolean holdings is chiefly about their makers and their ingenuity. Once forming the bulk of bridal trousseaux, Greek embroidered textiles were produced and maintained by young and old women for themselves and the house using locally produced materials. A mark of their worth and a platform for self-expression, embroidered textiles also helped Greek women to negotiate their place in the community, signaling status and affiliation.
Book Synopsis The Creswell Photographic Archive by : K. A. C. Creswell
Download or read book The Creswell Photographic Archive written by K. A. C. Creswell and published by National Museums of Scotland. This book was released on 1999-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exhaustive archive is a data base program with 6,523 images comprising the unique collection of Professor K.A.C. Creswell, the pioneer of Medieval Islamic architectural history. Subjects range from Andalus to Iraq and span the 7th-18th centuries. Many of the buildings are no longer extant. Professor Creswell has photographed each image and the CD-Rom includes a textural description of each image. The database can be sorted, searched and saved in sets, and images and text can be printed from this database. (Ashmolean Museum)
Book Synopsis Embroideries and Samplers from Islamic Egypt by : Marianne Ellis
Download or read book Embroideries and Samplers from Islamic Egypt written by Marianne Ellis and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shown are rare embroideries and woven striped silks, painted fabrics and knitting from time of the Tulunid, Fatimid, and Ayyubid, through to the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and Syria, up to the Ottoman conquest. Included are decorative objects , etc.
Book Synopsis Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans by : Ludvik Kalus
Download or read book Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans written by Ludvik Kalus and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1986 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Islamicate Occult Sciences in Theory and Practice by :
Download or read book Islamicate Occult Sciences in Theory and Practice written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-11-16 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Islamicate Occult Sciences in Theory and Practice brings together the latest research on Islamic occult sciences from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, namely intellectual history, manuscript studies and material culture. Its aim is not only to showcase the range of pioneering work that is currently being done in these areas, but also to provide a model for closer interaction amongst the disciplines constituting this burgeoning field of study. Furthermore, the book provides the rare opportunity to bridge the gap on an institutional level by bringing the academic and curatorial spheres into dialogue. Contributors include: Charles Burnett, Jean-Charles Coulon, Maryam Ekhtiar, Noah Gardiner, Christiane Gruber, Bink Hallum, Francesca Leoni, Matthew Melvin-Koushki, Michael Noble, Rachel Parikh, Liana Saif, Maria Subtelny, Farouk Yahya, and Travis Zadeh.
Download or read book Early Himalayan Art written by Amy Heller and published by . This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the Ashmolean Museum's important collection of Buddhist metal sculptures and other works of religious art from the Himalayan regions of Tibet and Nepal. Mainly these works date from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century
Book Synopsis A Companion to Islamic Art and Architecture by : Finbarr Barry Flood
Download or read book A Companion to Islamic Art and Architecture written by Finbarr Barry Flood and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-06-16 with total page 1442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two-volume Companion to Islamic Art and Architecture bridges the gap between monograph and survey text by providing a new level of access and interpretation to Islamic art. The more than 50 newly commissioned essays revisit canonical topics, and include original approaches and scholarship on neglected aspects of the field. This two-volume Companion showcases more than 50 specially commissioned essays and an introduction that survey Islamic art and architecture in all its traditional grandeur Essays are organized according to a new chronological-geographical paradigm that remaps the unprecedented expansion of the field and reflects the nuances of major artistic and political developments during the 1400-year span The Companion represents recent developments in the field, and encourages future horizons by commissioning innovative essays that provide fresh perspectives on canonical subjects, such as early Islamic art, sacred spaces, palaces, urbanism, ornament, arts of the book, and the portable arts while introducing others that have been previously neglected, including unexplored geographies and periods, transregional connectivities, talismans and magic, consumption and networks of portability, museums and collecting, and contemporary art worlds; the essays entail strong comparative and historiographic dimensions The volumes are accompanied by a map, and each subsection is preceded by a brief outline of the main cultural and historical developments during the period in question The volumes include periods and regions typically excluded from survey books including modern and contemporary art-architecture; China, Indonesia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sicily, the New World (Americas)
Book Synopsis Seals and Talismans by : Ludvik Kalus
Download or read book Seals and Talismans written by Ludvik Kalus and published by Khalili Collections. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A publication in the series of books detailing the Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art.
Book Synopsis Islamic Ceramics by : James W. Allan
Download or read book Islamic Ceramics written by James W. Allan and published by . This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals the innovations of Islamic otters who invented the blue and white - examples from the 9th to the 17th centuries.
Book Synopsis Eros and Sexuality in Islamic Art by : Francesca Leoni
Download or read book Eros and Sexuality in Islamic Art written by Francesca Leoni and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dedicated to the topic of eroticism and sexuality in the visual production of the medieval and early modern Muslim world, this volume offers new insights and methodological models that extend our understanding of erotic and sexual subjects in the Islamic tradition. The essays shed light on the diverse socio-cultural milieus of erotic images, on the motivations underlying their production, and on the responses generated by their circulation.
Download or read book Curationism written by David Balzer and published by Coach House Books. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now that we ‘curate’ even lunch, what happens to the role of the connoisseur in contemporary culture?
Book Synopsis Sultans of Deccan India, 1500–1700 by : Navina Najat Haidar
Download or read book Sultans of Deccan India, 1500–1700 written by Navina Najat Haidar and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2015-04-13 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vast Deccan plateau of south-central India stretches from the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the region was home to several major Muslim kingdoms and became a nexus of international trade — most notably in diamonds and textiles, through which the sultanates attained remarkable wealth. The opulent art of the Deccan courts, invigorated by cultural connections to the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, developed an otherworldly character distinct from that of the contemporary Mughal north: in painting, a poetic lyricism and audacious use of color; in the decorative arts, lively creations of inlaid metalware and painted and dyed textiles; and in architecture, a somber grandeur still visible today in breathtaking monuments throughout the plateau. The first book to fully explore the history and legacy of these kingdoms, Sultans of Deccan India elucidates the predominant themes in Deccani art—the region’s diverse spiritual traditions, its exchanges with the outside world, and the powerful styles of expression that evolved under court patronage—with fresh insights and new scholarship. Alongside the discussion of the art, lively, engaging essays by some of the field’s leading scholars offer perspectives on the cycles of victory and conquest as dynasties competed with one another, vied with Vijayanagara, a great empire to the south, and finally succumbed to the Mughals from the north. Featuring some 200 of the finest works from the Deccan sultanates, as well as spectacular site photographs and informative maps, this magnificently illustrated catalogue provides the most comprehensive examination of this world to date and constitutes a pioneering resource for specialists and general readers alike.
Author :Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Publisher :Metropolitan Museum of Art ISBN 13 :1588391841 Total Pages :265 pages Book Rating :4.5/5 (883 download)
Book Synopsis Raqqa Revisited by : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Download or read book Raqqa Revisited written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2006 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What follows in these pages is the chronicle of ceramic objects unearthed in Raqqa in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Marilyn Jenkins-Madina, Curator Emerita of Islamic Art at the Metropolitan Museum, describes the dramatic journey of these ceramics from their discovery in the medieval city to the emporiums of Paris and New York, the drawing rooms of the great collectors, and the galleries of the Metropolitan Museum. Using art-historical detective work, archival documents, and scientific data, the author convincingly establishes provenance and dating, placing these objects - some of the most exquisite ever produced by Islamic potters - in a secure historical context for the first time."--BOOK JACKET.
