Enjoy The Formation Of Islamic Art Articulated By Oleg Grabar Listed As Softcover

richlyillustrated study on a collection of medieval islamic art works in AlAndalus, North

Africa, Near and MiddleEast,

Some interesting details concerning:
The basilical plan, put to use in mosques,
How Islam underwent transformations as the caliphates expanded over densely populated areas with their own traditions,
How Islam relates to the arts,
and
The specificities of the islamic art, in particular the arabesque and the rules regarding the drawing/chiselling of human figures in secular places only




Une synthèse bien illustrée des manifestations de l'art islamique médiéval, en Al Andalous, au Maghreb, au ProcheOrient et au MoyenOrient.
This classic work on the nature of early Islamic art has now been brought up to date in order to take into consideration material that has recently come to light.
In a new chapter, Oleg Grabar develops alternate models for the formation of Islamic art, tightens its chronology, and discusses its implications for the contemporary art of the Muslim world.


s of the first edition:
“Grabar examines the possible ramifications of sociological, economic, historical, psychological, ecological, and archaeological influences upon the art of Islam.
. . He explains that Islamic art is woven from the threads of an Eastern, Oriental tradition and the hardy, surviving strands of Classical style, and he illustrates this web by means of a variety of convincing and wellchosen examples.
”Art Bulletin

“A book of absorbing interest and immense erudition, . . All Islamic archaeologists and scholars will thank Professor Grabar for a profound and original study of an immense and complex field, which may provoke controversy but must impress by its mastery and charm by its modesty.
”Times Literary Supplement

“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.
”American Historical FALSE İslam Sanatının Oluşumu,
The Formation of Islamic Art,
Oleg Grabar, Yale,.

Oleg Grabar November,January,,
Çeviri : Nuran Yavuz.

Kitapta İncelenen Yerler, Eserler

Kudüs, KubbetüsSahra,
Kudüs, Aksa Camii,
Bağdat,
Mekke, Mescidi Haram,
Şam, Emeviye Camii,
Medine, Peygamberin Evi,
Kurtuba, Camii,
Samarra, Ulu Camii,
Samarra Cevsakul Hakani sarayı,
Kahire, İbni Tulun Camii,
Kahire, Elhakim Camii,
Kayrevan, Camii,
Damgaan, Camii,
Hırbetül Mefcer,
Hirbet Minye,
Kuseyr Amra,
Kasrül Hayr'el Garbi,
Kasrül Hayr'el Şarki,
Mşatta,
Ugaydır,
Nişapur,
Buhara, İsmail Samanî türbesi,
Tim, Arap Ata Türbesi,
Kahire Fatımi türbeleri.
Excellent reference material. An incredibly thoughtprovoking text that rarely bores you with mundane and technical details, It really gets you to understand the development of Islamic from a much more broader art historical context, أوليغ غرابار Oleg Grabar من مواليدنوفمبرفي ستراسبورغ فرنسا مؤرخ وعالم آثار تخصص في مجال الفنون والعمارة الإسلامية. حصل على الدكتوراه من جامعة برنستون عام. كان عضو في هيئة التدريس في جامعة ميتشيغان فيقبل أن يحصل على تعيين أستاذ في جامعة هارفارد. في عامأصبح أستاذ عمارة وفن إسلامي في جامعة هارفارد وبقي حتى عامعندما انضم إلى معهد الدراسات العليا. أستاذ فخري منذ عام. Oleg Grabar November,January,was a French born art historian and archeologist, who spent most of his career in the United States, as a leading figure in the field of Islamic art and architecture.
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