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Beschreibung
This illustrated introduction offers a fresh approach to the history of the Islamic world from its origins to the present day. Told in six chapters, arranged both chronologically and thematically, and richly enhanced with outstanding images, it provides an illuminating insight into the material culture produced from West Africa to Southeast Asia through art and artefacts, people and places.

From pre-Islamic works that provided a foundation for the arts of Islam to masterpieces produced under the great empires and objects that continue to be made today, this expansive survey traces the development of civilizations at the forefront of philosophical and scientific ideas, artistic and literary developments, and technological innovations, exploring a wealth of cultural treasures along the way.

Texts are accompanied by a wide variety of objects, including architectural decoration, ceramics, jewellery, metalwork, calligraphy, textiles, musical instruments, coins, illustrated manuscripts, and modern and contemporary art, all of which shed new light on the Islamic world both past and present. This book will inspire and inform anyone interested in one of the most influential and diverse cultures of the world.
This illustrated introduction offers a fresh approach to the history of the Islamic world from its origins to the present day. Told in six chapters, arranged both chronologically and thematically, and richly enhanced with outstanding images, it provides an illuminating insight into the material culture produced from West Africa to Southeast Asia through art and artefacts, people and places.

From pre-Islamic works that provided a foundation for the arts of Islam to masterpieces produced under the great empires and objects that continue to be made today, this expansive survey traces the development of civilizations at the forefront of philosophical and scientific ideas, artistic and literary developments, and technological innovations, exploring a wealth of cultural treasures along the way.

Texts are accompanied by a wide variety of objects, including architectural decoration, ceramics, jewellery, metalwork, calligraphy, textiles, musical instruments, coins, illustrated manuscripts, and modern and contemporary art, all of which shed new light on the Islamic world both past and present. This book will inspire and inform anyone interested in one of the most influential and diverse cultures of the world.
Über den Autor
Ladan Akbarnia is Curator, Islamic Collections and Arts of the Book at the British Museum.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction 1. A history of histories 2. Belief and practice 3. Interconnected worlds (750-1500) 4. The age of empires (1500-1900) 5. Literary and musical traditions 6. The modern world 7. Glossary 8. Selected bibliography 9. Acknowledgements 10. Credits 11. Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Jahrhundert: Altertum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Reihe: A History In Objects
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780500480403
ISBN-10: 0500480400
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Merat, Amandine
Suleman, Fahmida
Akbarnia, Ladan
Porter, Venetia
Greenwood, William
Klink-Hoppe, Zeina
Hersteller: Thames & Hudson Ltd
A History In Objects
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 249 x 179 x 32 mm
Von/Mit: Amandine Merat (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.10.2018
Gewicht: 0,954 kg
Artikel-ID: 111557351

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