The formation of Islamic art.
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Author
Publication
1973 - Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut
Language
English
Word Count
58,250 words, Guess
Page Count
233 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveformationofislam00grab
- ISBN-100300015054
- ISBN-139780300015058
- LibraryThing22941
- Library of Congress Control Number72075193
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number665193
- Better World Books9780300015058
- Open LibraryOL5295456M
Classifications
- DDC709/.1/7671
- LCCN6260 .G69
- LCCN6260
and 1 more
- LCCN6260 .G69X 1973
Description
"Oleg Grabar, in this book of exceptional subtlety and taste, surveys and extends his own important contributions to the study of early Islamic art history and works out an original and imaginative approach to the elusive and complex problems of understanding Islamic art. ... He has given us a stunning example of the creative possibilities that inhere in the tension between the study of concrete materials in accord with a specific discipline and reflection on the meaning of the specific subject for the civilization as a whole." - American Historical Review - back cover.
Description
"Oleg Grabar, in this book of exceptional subtlety and taste, surveys and extends his own important contributions to the study of early Islamic art history and works out an original and imaginative approach to the elusive and complex problems of understanding Islamic art. ... He has given us a stunning example of the creative possibilities that inhere in the tension between the study of concrete materials in accord with a specific discipline and reflection on the meaning of the specific subject for the civilization as a whole."--American Historical Review - back cover.
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