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The Origins of Visual Culture in the Islamic World : Aesthetics, Art and Architecture in Early Islam.

Alami, Mohammed Hamdouni.

The Origins of Visual Culture in the Islamic World : Aesthetics, Art and Architecture in Early Islam. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (200 pages)

Front cover -- Author -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Arabic Characters -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. An Aesthetic Revolution: From Trance to Meaning-a Metamorphosis of Islamic Aesthetics -- 3. The Ethics of Arts and Crafts -- 4. Painting in a World of Images -- 5. Stone Metaphors and Architecture's Whispers -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back cover.

9780857726506


Islamic art.


Electronic books.

N6260.H363 2015

709.17671

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