Islamic art in context : art, architecture, and the literary world
Robert Irwin (Author)
Among the greatest and least understood areas of art is that of the Islamic nations and peoples. Robert Irwin, an expert in the arts of Islam and a compelling writer, takes the reader deep into the cultures in which some of the world's most splendid art was created. Working thematically, he surveys the refined and exquisite arts of porcelain, enamel, manuscript illumination, metalwork, calligraphy, textiles - and more - within a larger picture of a powerful faith, a profound tradition and a magnificent history
Print Book, English, 1997
Prentice-Hall ; H.N. Abrams, Upper Saddle River, NJ, New York, 1997