The transformation of Islamic art during the Sunni revival
Momentous developments occurred in the field of Islamic art during the 11th and 12th centuries - developments that were to affect its aesthetic direction for centuries to come, but which sprang from deep within a political and religious clash at the heart of the Muslim world. Iran, Iraq and Syria we...
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| Language: | English |
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London
I.B. Tauris Publishers
2002
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Add Tag | Summary: | Momentous developments occurred in the field of Islamic art during the 11th and 12th centuries - developments that were to affect its aesthetic direction for centuries to come, but which sprang from deep within a political and religious clash at the heart of the Muslim world. Iran, Iraq and Syria were to see the flourishing of such devises as proportional calligraphy, vegetal and geometric arabesque and muqarnas (stalactite) vaulting, but these innovations were propagated in a highly confrontational atmosphere that pitched the traditional Sunnism of the Abbasid Caliphate against the heterodox Fatimids of Egypt. Yasser Tabbaa, examining the semiotic interplay between history and art, challenges the conventional methodologies of many historians of Islamic art today. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 210 pages illustrations 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1850433925 9781850433927 |
The transformation of Islamic art during the Sunni revival