Arkhitektura v islamskom iskusstve
Subtitle: sokrovishcha kollekt︠s︡ii Aga-Khana : katalog vystavki
By: Kurator vystavki i nauchnyĭ redaktor (Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh) A.D. Pritula
Contributors: Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia)
Publisher: Izdatelʹstvo Gosudarstvennogo Ėrmitazha
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Sankt-Peterburg
Language: rus
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9785935724382
Subjects: Islamic architecture; Exhibitions; Islamic architecture in art; Art collections; Aga Khan Museum (Toronto, Ont.)
Other titles: Architecture in Islamic arts :
Description: On the basis of works from the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, this Hermitage exhibition catalogue shows the development of Islamic architectural forms from the establishment of Islam in the late seventh century until the nineteenth century, when European influence gave rise to different trends in Islamic architecture. The items presented are divided into several groups, of which the most unusual are the various architectural details, painted tiles, stone and wood carvings that once adorned buildings. The depictions of buildings in manuscript miniatures executed in different styles and traditions offer splendid visual documentation. In addition, there are numerous objects of applied art whose shape and decoration bear the stamp of architectural influence. Made of bronze, fabric, ceramics and wood, these objects come from various regions of the Islamic world (from Spain to India). The catalogue has a glossary, bibliography, and English summary. -- Summary written by John W. Emerich, Bronze Horseman Literary Agency.
Notes: "Nauchnoe izdanie"--Colophon.

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Hermitage, Dec. 8, 2011-Feb. 26, 2012.

Incluces bibliographical references (p. 234-245).