Islamic arts
By: Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair.
Contributors: Blair, Sheila.
Series: Art & ideas
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 447
Subjects: Art, Islamic; Architecture, Islamic
Description: In this comprehensive survey, the authors highlight those characteristics that connect the various arts of all the Islamic lands, without minimizing the differences. Dividing the time into three periods: 600-900, 900-1500 and 1500-1800, they set the artistic development in each era within its historical context and use art as a window into Islamic culture.

Written in a lively and accessible style, and illustrated throughout with photographs, maps and plans, the book captures the essence of Islamic culture as expressed in its buildings, books and applied arts, and provides an essential introduction to the subject for both the student and the general reader.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 434-439) and index.