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The Transformation of Islamic Art During the Sunni Revival

The Transformation of Islamic Art During the Sunni Revival( )
Author: Tabbaa, Yasser
ISBN:978-0-295-98133-8
Publication Date:Jul 2002
Publisher:University of Washington Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $29.95USD $30.00
Book Description:

The transformation of Islamic architecture and ornament during the eleventh and twelfth centuries signaled profound cultural changes in the Islamic world. Yasser Tabbaa explores with exemplary lucidity the geometric techniques that facilitated this transformation, and investigates the cultural processes by which meaning was produced within the new forms. Iran, Iraq, and Syria saw the development of proportional calligraphy, vegetal and geometric arabesque, muqarnas (stalactite)...
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Book Details
Pages:224
Detailed Subjects: Architecture / Buildings / Religious
Architecture / Decoration & Ornament
Architecture / History / Medieval
Design / Decorative Arts
Art / History / European / Medieval
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):7.06 x 9.98 x 0.53 Inches
Book Weight:1.65 Pounds



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