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Author : Percy Brown
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Indian Architecture written by Percy Brown and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Ettinghausen
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300088694
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (886 download)
Download or read book Islamic Art and Architecture 650-1250 written by Richard Ettinghausen and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2003-07-11 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This richly illustrated book provides an unsurpassed overview of Islamic art and architecture from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries, a time of the formation of a new artistic culture and its first, medieval, flowering in the vast area from the Atlantic to India. Inspired by Ettinghausen and Grabar’s original text, this book has been completely rewritten and updated to take into account recent information and methodological advances. The volume focuses special attention on the development of numerous regional centers of art in Spain, North Africa, Egypt, Syria, Anatolia, Iraq, and Yemen, as well as the western and northeastern provinces of Iran. It traces the cultural and artistic evolution of such centers in the seminal early Islamic period and examines the wealth of different ways of creating a beautiful environment. The book approaches the arts with new classifications of architecture and architectural decoration, the art of the object, and the art of the book. With many new illustrations, often in color, this volume broadens the picture of Islamic artistic production and discusses objects in a wide range of media, including textiles, ceramics, metal, and wood. The book incorporates extensive accounts of the cultural contexts of the arts and defines the originality of each period. A final chapter explores the impact of Islamic art on the creativity of non-Muslims within the Islamic realm and in areas surrounding the Muslim world.
Author : James C. Harle
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300062175
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (621 download)
Download or read book The Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent written by James C. Harle and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty years' research and first-hand knowledge of the area have enabled the author to trace the cultural contacts which have contributed to the rich mosaic of sculpture, temples, mosques, and painting that have gone towards the creation of one of the great civilizations of the world.
Author : John Burton-Page
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004163395
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Indian Islamic Architecture written by John Burton-Page and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The articles by John Burton-Page on Indian Islamic architecture assembled in this volume give an historical overview of the subject, ranging from the mosques and tombs erected by the Delhi sultans in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries, to the great monuments of the Mughals in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Author : Catherine Blanshard Asher
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521267281
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (672 download)
Download or read book Architecture of Mughal India written by Catherine Blanshard Asher and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-09-24 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the development and spread of architecture under the Mughal emperors who ruled the Indian subcontinent from the early-16th to the mid-19th centuries. The book considers the entire scope of architecture built under the auspices of the imperial Mughals and their subjects.
Author : Jean Sauvaget
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Introduction to the History of the Muslim East written by Jean Sauvaget and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1965 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Osier
Publisher : Encyclopaedia Britannica
ISBN 13 : 1680486144
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Islamic Art and Architecture written by Peter Osier and published by Encyclopaedia Britannica. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Islamic world has a rich artistic tradition, with particular strengths in calligraphy, illuminated manuscripts, architecture, and the decorative arts. This reference traces the development of Islamic art and architecture from the Umayyad dynasty to the present day. Readers will learn about the art of the Fatimids, Seljuqs, Mamluks, Mongols, Ottomans, Safavids, Mughals, and more. Eye-catching photographs of gorgeous mosques, delicate manuscript paintings, and colorful ceramics give readers glimpses of the works being discussed. A great resource both for those interested in art history and those hoping to learn more about the long, rich history of Islamic culture."
Author : William H. McNeill
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226561615
Total Pages : 866 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (265 download)
Download or read book The Rise of the West written by William H. McNeill and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-07-30 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rise of the West, winner of the National Book Award for history in 1964, is famous for its ambitious scope and intellectual rigor. In it, McNeill challenges the Spengler-Toynbee view that a number of separate civilizations pursued essentially independent careers, and argues instead that human cultures interacted at every stage of their history. The author suggests that from the Neolithic beginnings of grain agriculture to the present major social changes in all parts of the world were triggered by new or newly important foreign stimuli, and he presents a persuasive narrative of world history to support this claim. In a retrospective essay titled "The Rise of the West after Twenty-five Years," McNeill shows how his book was shaped by the time and place in which it was written (1954-63). He discusses how historiography subsequently developed and suggests how his portrait of the world's past in The Rise of the West should be revised to reflect these changes. "This is not only the most learned and the most intelligent, it is also the most stimulating and fascinating book that has ever set out to recount and explain the whole history of mankind. . . . To read it is a great experience. It leaves echoes to reverberate, and seeds to germinate in the mind."—H. R. Trevor-Roper, New York Times Book Review
Author : Nasir Raza Khan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000477576
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Art and Architectural Traditions of India and Iran written by Nasir Raza Khan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-11-29 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a comprehensive overview of the historical and cultural linkages between India and Iran in terms of art and architectural traditions and their commonality and diversity. It addresses themes such as early connections between Iran, India and Central Asia; study of the Qutb Complex in Delhi; the great immigration of Turks from Asia to Anatolia; the collaboration of Indian and Persian painters; design, ornamentation techniques and regional dynamics; women and public spaces in Shahjahanabad and Isfahan; the noble-architects of emperor Shah Jahan's reign; development of Kashmir’s Islamic religious architecture in the medieval period; role of Nur Jahan and her Persian roots in the evolution of the Mughal Garden; synthesis of Indo-Iranian architecture; and confluence of Indo-Persian food culture to showcase the richness of art, architecture, and sociocultural and political exchanges between the two countries. Bringing together a wide array of perspectives, it delves into the roots of connection between India and Iran over centuries to understand its influence and impact on the artistic and cultural genealogy and the shared past of two of the oldest civilizations and regional powers of the world. With its archival sources, this book will be useful to scholars and researchers of medieval history, Indian history, international relations, Central Asian history, Islamic studies, Iranian history, art and architecture, heritage studies, cultural studies, regional studies, and South Asian studies as well as those interested in the study of sociocultural and religious exchanges.
Author : Jean Sauvaget
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520376293
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)
Download or read book Jean Sauvaget's Introduction to the History of the Muslim East written by Jean Sauvaget and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1965.
Author : Claude Markovits
Publisher : Anthem Press
ISBN 13 : 184331004X
Total Pages : 618 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (433 download)
Download or read book A History of Modern India, 1480-1950 written by Claude Markovits and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2004-02-01 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive chronological analysis of India's vibrant and diverse history.
Author : Salma Khadra Jayyusi
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047442652
Total Pages : 1520 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (474 download)
Download or read book The City in the Islamic World (2 vols.) written by Salma Khadra Jayyusi and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008-06-30 with total page 1520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to draw attention to the sites of life, politics and culture where current and past generations of the Islamic world have made their mark. Unlike many previous volumes dealing with the city in the Islamic world, this one has been expanded not only to include snapshots of historical fabric, but also to deal with the transformation of this fabric into modern and contemporary urban entities. Salma Khadra Jayyusi was awarded Cultural Personality of the Year by the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for her profound contribution to Arabic literature and culture in 2020. The paperback edition of The City in the Islamic World was published to celebrate the occasion.
Author : Gülru Necipoğlu
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 0892363355
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (923 download)
Download or read book The Topkapi Scroll written by Gülru Necipoğlu and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 1996-03-01 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since precious few architectural drawings and no theoretical treatises on architecture remain from the premodern Islamic world, the Timurid pattern scroll in the collection of the Topkapi Palace Museum Library is an exceedingly rich and valuable source of information. In the course of her in-depth analysis of this scroll dating from the late fifteenth or early sixteenth century, Gülru Necipoğlu throws new light on the conceptualization, recording, and transmission of architectural design in the Islamic world between the tenth and sixteenth centuries. Her text has particularly far-reaching implications for recent discussions on vision, subjectivity, and the semiotics of abstract representation. She also compares the Islamic understanding of geometry with that found in medieval Western art, making this book particularly valuable for all historians and critics of architecture. The scroll, with its 114 individual geometric patterns for wall surfaces and vaulting, is reproduced entirely in color in this elegant, large-format volume. An extensive catalogue includes illustrations showing the underlying geometries (in the form of incised “dead” drawings) from which the individual patterns are generated. An essay by Mohammad al-Asad discusses the geometry of the muqarnas and demonstrates by means of CAD drawings how one of the scroll’s patterns could be used co design a three-dimensional vault.
Author : D. Fairchild Ruggles
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812207289
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)
Download or read book Islamic Gardens and Landscapes written by D. Fairchild Ruggles and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-12-30 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Western admirers have long seen the Islamic garden as an earthly reflection of the paradise said to await the faithful. However, such simplification, Ruggles contends, denies the sophistication and diversity of the art form. Islamic Gardens and Landscapes immerses the reader in the world of the architects of the great gardens of the Islamic world, from medieval Morocco to contemporary India. Just as Islamic culture is historically dense, sophisticated, and complex, so too is the history of its built landscapes. Islamic gardens began from the practical need to organize the surrounding space of human civilization, tame nature, enhance the earth's yield, and create a legible map on which to distribute natural resources. Ruggles follows the evolution of these early farming efforts to their aristocratic apex in famous formal gardens of the Alhambra in Spain and the Taj Mahal in Agra. Whether in a humble city home or a royal courtyard, the garden has several defining characteristics, which Ruggles discusses. Most notable is an enclosed space divided into four equal parts surrounding a central design element. The traditional Islamic garden is inwardly focused, usually surrounded by buildings or in the form of a courtyard. Water provides a counterpoint to the portioned green sections. Ranging across poetry, court documents, agronomy manuals, and early garden representations, and richly illustrated with pictures and site plans, Islamic Gardens and Landscapes is a book of impressive scope sure to interest scholars and enthusiasts alike.
Author : D. Fairchild Ruggles
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791444702
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (447 download)
Download or read book Women, Patronage, and Self-Representation in Islamic Societies written by D. Fairchild Ruggles and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2000-08-03 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first to combine the study of representation, gender theory, and Muslim women from a historical and geographical perspective, this book examines where women have represented themselves in art, architecture, and the written word in the Muslim world. The authors explore the gendering and implicit power relations present in the positioning of subject and object in the visual field and look specifically at occasions when women publically adopted the stance of the viewer, speaker, writer, or patron.
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Total Pages : 1036 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of World Art: Greek art to Indian art written by and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 1036 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Brill Archive
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Total Pages : 326 pages
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Download or read book the muslim world a historical servry part III the last greate muslim empires written by and published by Brill Archive. This book was released on with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
