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THE ISLAMIC WORLD : A HISTORY IN OBJECTS / LADAN AKBARNIA, VENETIA PORTER, FAHMIDA SULEMAN, WILLIAM GREENWOOD, ZEINA KLINK-HOPPE, AMANDINE MERAT

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: London : Thames & Hudson/The British Museum, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: 271 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour map ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780500480403
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 909.09767
Summary: This illustrated introduction to the history of the Islamic world offers a fresh approach to the subject. Told in six chapters, arranged both chronologically and thematically, it sheds light on Islamic culture from West Africa to Southeast Asia through art and artefacts, people and places, from its origins to the present day. From pre-Islamic works that provided a foundation for the arts of Islam, to masterpieces produced under the great empires, and objects that continue to be made today, this expansive survey traces the development of civilizations at the forefront of philosophical and scientific ideas, artistic and literary developments, and technological innovations, exploring a wealth of cultural treasures along the way.
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With over 400 illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index

This illustrated introduction to the history of the Islamic world offers a fresh approach to the subject. Told in six chapters, arranged both chronologically and thematically, it sheds light on Islamic culture from West Africa to Southeast Asia through art and artefacts, people and places, from its origins to the present day. From pre-Islamic works that provided a foundation for the arts of Islam, to masterpieces produced under the great empires, and objects that continue to be made today, this expansive survey traces the development of civilizations at the forefront of philosophical and scientific ideas, artistic and literary developments, and technological innovations, exploring a wealth of cultural treasures along the way.

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