Khalili, Nasser D.

Islamic art and culture : a visual history / Nasser D. Khalili. - Woodstock, NY : Overlook Press, 2006, c2005. - 186 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 38 cm.

Includes fold-out pages. Includes a reference wheel displaying landmarks of Islamic art and information on the modern Islamic nations.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-182) and index.

Booklist

Examines Islamic art spanning 1,200 years, presenting examples of miniature painting, bookbinding, lacquer, pottery and ceramics, glass and rock crystal, metalwork, scientific instruments, arms and armor, jewelry, carpets and textiles, coins, and architecture, and placing artistic developments in their historical contexts.

Adult Follett Library Resources

9781585678396 1585678392


Art, Islamic--History.
Toy and movable books--Specimens.
Islamic art--History.
Toy and movable books.


Islamic countries--Civilization.
Islamic countries--Civilization.

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