Chronicles the history of Islamic art and architecture and discusses how it has changed over the last 1,000 years, what techniques were used to create paintings, sculptures, buildings, and books, and other related topics.
Explores Islamic art, discussing elements, themes, techniques, and iconography, and providing detailed reproductions of paintings; metalwork; calligraphy; manuscripts; and pieces made of ceramic, glass, wood, and ivory.
A survey of Islamic painting from the nineteenth through the twentieth century, looking at the historical, political, social, and economic factors that have influenced artistic expression; examining various styles; and including biographical data on a selection of modern Islamic artists.
Presents an examination of Islamic culture through its art, including information on the environment in which it was developed, and how it reflects Islamic history, technology, beliefs, and everyday life.
Illustrations and text provide a detailed overview of Islamic art and architecture from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries, focusing 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.
Provides an introduction to the art of the Islamic world, looks at the role of geometry in Islamic art, and demonstrates how circles, polygons, stars, symmetry, patterns, and tessellations can be used to mimic the style.
Containing a map, glossary, and photographs of artifacts, this history examines the world of the Islamic Empires from its political and religious structure to its cultural characteristics.
