Islamic Art and Beyond
Download or Read eBook Islamic Art and Beyond PDF written by Oleg Grabar and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Oleg Grabar |
| Publisher | : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
| Total Pages | : 400 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0860789268 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780860789260 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Islamic Art and Beyond by : Oleg Grabar
Book excerpt: The articles selected for Islamic Art and Beyond, the third in the set of four selections of articles by Oleg Grabar, illustrate how the author's study of Islamic art led him in two directions for a further understanding of the arts. One is how to define Islamic art and what impulses provided it with its own peculiar forms and dynamics of growth. The other issue is that of the meanings to be given to forms like domes, so characteristic of Islamic art, or to terms like symbol, signs, or aesthetic values in the arts, especially when one considers the contemporary world.
