Image from Google Jackets
Normal view MARC view

The formation of Islamic art / Oleg Grabar

By: Publication details: New Haven : Yale Univ Press 1987Edition: Rev. and enl. edDescription: xix, 232 p. : ill. ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0300040466 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): Summary: 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.

Includes index

Bibliography: p. 217-226

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.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.
  • Monday - Friday
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Saturday - Sunday
  • Closed
  • Phone: +971 431 83183
  • Email: Library@aud.edu
  • Address: Sheikh Zayed Road -- P.O. Box 28282, Dubai, AE
  • Map & Directions