Islamic Art and Architecture
New Edition
$37.42
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
11 March 2021
Summary
Embracing over a thousand years of history and an area stretching from the Atlantic to the borders of India and China, this is an unrivalled synthesis of the arts of Islamic civilization. From the death of the Prophet Muhammad to the present day, Robert Hillenbrand traces the evolution of an extraordinary range of art forms, including architecture, calligraphy, book illumination, painting, ceramics, glassware, textiles and metalwork.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780500204559 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0500204551 |
| Author: | Robert Hillenbrand |
| Publisher: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Imprint: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 11 March 2021 |
| Weight: | 692g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 153mm x 211mm |
| Series: | World of Art |
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Robert Hillenbrand
Professor Robert Hillenbrand was educated at the universities of Cambridge and Oxford and has taught at the University of Edinburgh, where he is now an honorary professorial fellow, since 1971. He was Islamic art adviser to the 36-volume Macmillan Dictionary of Art. He has also served on the Councils of the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem, British Research in the Levant, and the British Institute of Persian Studies.
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