Islamic Art Collections
Subtitle: An International Survey
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: February 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780700711536
Subjects: Exhibition catalogues and specific collections; Islamic studies; Oriental art; General; Art & Art Instruction; Art; Art / General; Social Science / Ethnic Studies; Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General
First sentence: Islamic art objects - ceramics, glass, metalware, ivory, textiles, carpets, miniature paintings, manuscripts - have always attracted collectors, in the Muslim world as well as outside, and valuable items were brought to the Western world in the early centuries of the Islamic period because of their high quality of workmanship and their aesthetic as well as exotic appeal.