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Arabian Geometric Patterns (Hardcover) This book contains stunning images for use as a graphic resource, or inspiration. All the illustrations are stored in high-resolution format on the enclosed free CD-ROM and are ready to use for professional quality printed media and web page design. The pictures can also be used to produce postcards, or to decorate your letters, flyers, etc. They can be imported directly from the CD into most design, image- manipulation, illustration, word-processing and e-mail programs; no installation is required. For most applications, single images can be used free of charge.
Sinan: Ottoman Architecture and its Values Today (Hardcover) In this major contribution to an understanding of the development of Ottoman architecture, Godfrey Goodwin focuses on the work of one of the greatest sixteenth-century architects, Sinan Abdulmennan, showing how he revolutionized inherited Ottoman building methods, a tradition based on structure by an awareness of the psychology of space. Until Sinan, Ottoman architecture had been a reading of parts. He broke down the distinct forms that had created a certain rigidity, thus freeing interior space and interior form simultaneously.
Islamic
Art and Architecture (The World Of Art) Covering one thousand years of history and an area stretching from the Atlantic to the borders of India and China, Robert Hillenbrand incorporates all the latest discoveries and interpretations in this authoritative guide to the arts of Islam. From the supreme confidence of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem to the scores of exquisite buildings of Ottoman Istanbul; from the extraordinary virtuosity of Persian painting in the fifteenth century to the vivid ceramic tradition of Ottoman Iznik--Hillenbrand does justice to both the highlights and the ongoing evolution of the full range of Islamic arts.
Islamic
Art and Architecture: From Isfahan to the Taj Mahal Art historian Henri Stierlin explores a
dazzling 1,000-year-old decorative tradition in Islamic
Art and Architecture: From Isfahan to the Taj Mahal. The
gorgeous art book opens with several two-page full-color
spreads of the mosque at Isfahan, Iran, noted for its
brilliant tiles and elaborate domes. Stierlin argues that
"Persian style" reigned in Islamic art from the 10th
century to the late 18th and that its influence spread
beyond Iran as far as India and Uzbekistan. The book
boasts more than 500 color illustrations of mosques,
palaces, tombs and minarets, as well as close-ups of
details such as decorative stucco, calligraphy, arch
designs and tile mosaics.
Architecture of the Contemporary Mosque No other
building is so charged with symbolism, so hemmed in by
established architectural convention, and so likely to be scrutinised by friends and critics alike. From this
appraisal of the complex and challenging subject of the
architecture of the contemporary mosque, Ismaïl Serageldin,
James Steele and many specialist contributors, proceed to
offer a valuable insight into the development of this
building type over the last three decades. In his
introductory essays Ismaïl Serageldin provides an
historical background and explanation of the development
of the mosque, its constructive form, constituent parts,
and place in the Muslim city.
Gardens,
Landscape, and Vision in the Palaces of Islamic Spain
This book offers a new
interpretation of the history of gardens in Spain during
the period of Islamic rule from the eighth through the
fifteenth centuries. Islamic gardens, with their
cultivated garden beds and water channels, are
traditionally regarded as an early reflection of paradise,
which the Koran describes as a "garden watered by four
streams." However, D. Fairchild Ruggles argues that the
early palace garden was primarily an environmental,
economic, and political construct, and that paradisiacal
symbolism did not develop until gardens acquired tombs.
Islamic
Patterns An Analytical and Cosmological Approach The classic study of the
cosmological principles found in the patterns of Islamic
art and how they relate to sacred geometry and the
perennial philosophy. 150 color and black-and-white
drawings of Islamic patterns. Explains how these patterns
guide the mind from the mundane world of appearances to
its underlying reality.
Islamic
Art in Context : Art
Architecture, and the Literary World Robert
Irwin delves deep into the cultures of the Islamic world
to survey the exquisite arts of painting, architecture,
porcelain, enamel, manuscript illumination, metalwork,
calligraphy, textiles, and more. Including 217
illustrations, the book covers the
earliest foundations of Islam through the brilliant high
point of the 17th century.
Architecture
of the Islamic World This
book is a thorough introduction that never just stays on
the surface of the matter. It answers a lot of questions
like "Why
it was built like it was built?" In the back part of the
book you find plans and short descriptions of the most
important buildings, you find a lot of good photographs
and even better articles on single subjects like materials
or building techniques.
Gardens,
Landscape, and Vision in the Palaces of Islamic Spain offers a new interpretation of the history of gardens in Spain during the period of Islamic rule from the eighth through the fifteenth centuries. Islamic gardens, with their cultivated garden beds and water channels, are traditionally regarded as an early reflection of paradise, which the Koran describes as a "garden watered by four streams."
Splendors
of Islam: Architecture, Decoration and Design This magnificent book is the
key to understanding one of the world's most important
architectural traditions, one that spawned major
masterpieces throughout the near east, and particularly in
Persia, India, Turkey, North Africa, Southern Russia, and
Spain. As human representation is forbidden in Islamic
religious monuments, design and ornamentation reach
unparalleled heights of expression through mosaics,
stucco, brickwood, and ceramic. Brilliant colors are used
everywhere to enhance design.
The
Art and Architecture of Islam: 650-1250 All
manner of art is explored in a new edition of Islamic Art
and Architecture 650-1250, which surveys works from Spain,
Northern Africa and the Middle East. With new
illustrations and an expanded text by the late New York
University Institute of Fine Arts professor Richard
Ettinghausen, Princeton University Institute for Advanced
Studies history professor Oleg Grabar and Metropolitan
Museum of Art Islamic art curator Marilyn Jenkins-Madina,
the book traces the growth of art centers in Muslim lands
and examines buildings, textiles, books, ceramics and
other forms.
Alhambra In this book the author Michael Jacobs details the history of this spectacular monument-the stories of the ruling families who lived in the palaces, The capturing and recapturing of this region in Spain, and the myths that surround the Alhambra. Evocative photographs by Francisco Fernandez lead readers on a virtual journey through the various palaces, government and military buildings, mosques, baths, courtyards, and beautiful gardens that make up this mythical place.
Alhambra:
A Moorish Paradise In addition to the excellent
photos and detailed brief description of the Alhambra and
the Generalife, this sixty-nine page book contains other
information such as a map of the palace, and the Generalife garden. It is a great book for anyone who plans
to visit this Last Stronghold of the Moors in Spain, or
just to remember its enchanted halls, and courts. If you
have never been there, this book is a good starting point.
You will fall in love with its decorative details, towers,
gardens, and pools.
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