Splendours of Qur'an calligraphy & illumination /
The finest examples of this distinctive Islamic art form ever published. Within three centuries of its advent, Islam had produced an architecture and a calligraphic art, including that of illumination, that have seldom been equaled and never surpassed, the one centered on the Mosque and the other on...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Liechenstein : New York :
Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation ; Distributed in the United States of America and Canada by Thames & Hudson,
2005
Liechtenstein : London ; New York : Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation ; Thames & Hudson [distributor], 2005 Liechtenstein : New York : Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation ; Distributed in the US and Canada by Thames & Hudson, 2005 Vaduz, Liechtenstein : New York : Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation ; distributed in the US and Canada by Thames & Hudson, 2005 Vaduz, Liechtenstein : New York ; 2005 Vaduz, Liechtenstein : New York, N.Y. : [2005] |
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| Summary: | The finest examples of this distinctive Islamic art form ever published. Within three centuries of its advent, Islam had produced an architecture and a calligraphic art, including that of illumination, that have seldom been equaled and never surpassed, the one centered on the Mosque and the other on the Qur'an. But whereas Islamic architecture is world famous, its calligraphic art has remained relatively unknown and inaccessible. Black-and-white photographs of the art of calligraphy are plentiful, but a page of script, impressive though it can be in black and white, loses much without the tints of the paper and the ink. "Splendours of Qur'an Calligraphy and Illumination" reproduces the formal excellence of colors and texture that distinguish these artistic masterpieces. In all, 180 openings are displayed, carefully chosen from the greatest collections of Qur'an manuscripts in the world. 180 color illustrations |
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| Item Description: | Koran reproduced to be read from right to left Plates read from back to front |
| Physical Description: | 87 pages, 180 leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 34 cm 87, 180 [i.e. 360] p. : col. ill. ; 34 cm 87, 180 p. : col. ill. ; 35 cm 87, 180, that is, 360 pages : color illustrations ; 34 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 0500976481 (U.S. : hbk.) 0500976481 3908153603 (cased) 3908153603 9780500976487 (U.S. : hbk.) 9780500976487 9783908153603 (cased) 9783908153603 9870500976481 |