Islamic Art: the Past and Modern Nuzhat Kazmi Islamic Architecture Book

Architecture de l'Islam. De l'Atlantique au Gange Stierlin, Henri. Architecture of Islam. Publisher ? : ? Office du Livre; First Edition (January 1, 1979) Language ? : ? French Hardcover ? : ? 288 pages This book shows the architectural history and characteristics of each region of the Islamic world from a cultural context. It is full of beautiful color photographs taken by the author and newly made drawings. The most important point is that the author, Stierlin, clarifies the feature of Islamic architecture...

Treasures of Islam by Toby FALK, Hardback in the excellent pictorial dust-jacket. pp 400; 567 color illustrations. Catalogue of the immense exhibition of Islamic Art held at the ...

Palace and Mosque : Islamic Art from the Middle East Book by Tim Stanley. 1st Edition 2004. Great hardcover table book. This fascinating introduction to Islamic art and culture draws on examples from the world famous collections of the V&A. The illuminating and highly accessible text provides an invaluable overview of a complex subject, exploring the cultural significance of objects in different media, from ceramics, miniature painting and textiles to wood-carving and metalwork, while the superb photographs highlight their unique craftsmanship. The arts of Islam, a great and ancient culture, are presented here in all their astonishing richness and diversity, through the V&A's magnificent collections. From the Middle East came the earliest astrological clocks...

The world of ISLAM. Faith, people, culture. 490 illustrations, 160 in colour, 330 photographs drawings and maps. A concise, illustrated history of Islam which considers all aspects o...

Symbols of Islam by Malek Chebel. Published by Assouline Publishing (2001) A visual synthesis of the Arab-Islamic world, which continues to grow and gain a global presence. Provides meaning, history, and cultural significance to twenty-two Islamic symbols taken from its doctrine and architecture. Over 13 centuries...

Picasso: Challenging the Past Book by Elizabeth Cowling and Pablo Picasso. Picasso: Challenging the Past Paperback – May 3, 2011 From his earliest years Pablo Picasso was a passion...

Romance and Reason: Islamic Transformations of the Classical Past by Roberta Casagrande-Kim, Samuel Thrope, and Raquel Ukeles. Princeton University Press, 2018. 1st Ed softcover with gilt edged pages. Within a century of the Arab Muslim conquest of vast territories in the Middle East and North Africa, Islam became the inheritor of the intellectual legacy of classical antiquity. In an epochal cultural transformation between the 8&10th centuries CE, most of what survived in classical Greek literature and thought was translated from Greek into Arabic. This translation movement, sponsored by the ruling Abbasid dynasty, swiftly blossomed into the creative expansion and reimagining of classical ideas that were now integral parts of the Islamic tradition. Romance and Reason, a lavishly illustrated catalogue accompanying the exhibition of the same name at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, explores the breadth and depth of Islamic engagement with ancient Greek thought. Drawing on manuscripts and artifacts from the collections of the National Library of Israel and prominent American institutions, the catalogue's essays focus on the portrayal of Alexander the Great as ideal ruler, mystic, lover, and philosopher in Persian poetry...

Golf And Golfers, Past And Present By J. Gordon McPherson. A rare, well produced first edition golf book, Golf And Golfers, Past And Present. Published in 1891 by William Blackwood &...

Checkered Past A Visual Diary of the ’60s and ’70s By: Peter Schlesinger In 1968, Peter Schlesinger, wide-eyed and twenty years old, arrived in London from his native California at the invitation of artist David Hockney to study at the Slade School of Art. He was introduced by Hockney to a bohemian set...

The definitive collection of this year's most inspiring — and acclaimed — new buildings and spaces around the world The Architizer A+Awards honor the year's most extraordinary architecture and building...

One of the world’s great architects, Frank O. Gehry has produced an astonishing body of work. With the artistry of a sculptor and the brilliant articulation of an engineer, Gehry creates constructions that defy categorization. Over three hundred projects and a thousand illustrations — includes, among others, the controversial American Center in Paris; Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis; Nationale-Nedelanden Building (Fred and Ginger Building) in Prague; Vitra Headquarters in Weil am Rhein, Germany; California Aerospace Museum; Loyola Law School in Los Angeles; Chiat Day...

"A wealth of vital pieces reflecting a vibrant country that is producing some of the world's most insightful, impacting and aesthetically considered pieces of work... The text is an unprecedented source of enrichment for readers - for those who have read widely on the topic or those looking to find out more about a country which has often been overshadowed by media-fuelled scrutiny."—AestheticaMagazine "Once largely hidden from Western view, the contemporary art scene is Iran is now flourishing as a powerful social and cultural force... Honar: The Afkhami Collection is a new book from Phaidon celebrating the best in modern and postmodern Iranian art. Showcasing a wide range of styles from new media to sculpture and calligraphy, it's a fascinating insight into a new generation of creative talents from the Middle East."—HungerTV. The first and only book on one of the finest private collections of contemporary Iranian art...