Early capitals of Islamic culture : the artistic legacy of Umayyad Damascus and Abbasid Baghdad (650-950) / [edited by Stefan Weber, Ulrike Al-Khamis and Susan Kamel ; authors, Isabelle Dolezalek [and others] ; Arabic translations and editing, Nour Rabeiah, Shaima Al Owais and Abdel Motaleb Al-Saab].
Contributor(s): Al Owais, Shaima [translator, editor.]
| Al-Khamis, Ulrike [editor.] | Al-Saab, Abdel Motaleb [translator, editor.] | Dolezalek, Isabelle [contributor.] | Kamel, Susan [editor.] | Rabeiah, Nour [translator, editor.] | Weber, Stefan (Director of the Museum of Islamic Art) [editor.] | Mathaf al-Shariqah lil-Hadarah al-Islamiyah.
Publisher: Munich : Hirmer, 2014Description: 71, 71 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 3777422444; 9783777422442.Other title: Awasim al-thaqafah al-Islamiyah al-ula : al-irth al-fanni li-Dimashq al-Umawiyyah wa-Baghdad al-Abbasiyah (30-340 H.).Subject(s): Islamic art -- Exhibitions | Islamic art | Baghdad (Iraq) -- In art -- Exhibitions | Damascus (Syria) -- In art -- Exhibitions | Iraq -- Baghdad | Syria -- DamascusGenre/Form: Exhibition catalogues. | Exhibition catalogs.DDC classification: 709.1767 Summary: Early Capitals of Islamic Culture reproduces archaeological materials and selected masterpieces from the first centuries of Islam that, together, chart the transition from pre-Islamic to Islamic culture. Showing how ancient techniques and aesthetic practices were adapted alongside the appearance of bold new innovations, the book provides deep insights into this fascinating period of art and cultural history. Published to accompany a major joint exhibition of the Sharjah Museums Department of the United Arab Emirates and the State Museums of Berlin, which hold a particularly rich collection of early Islamic art and artifacts and have among their aims the raising of public awareness about the achievements of early Islamic culture, the publication of Early Capitals of Islamic Culture also celebrates Sharjah's recognition as Islamic cultural capital for 2014.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Non-fiction | Main Collection | N 6260 .E27 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5176267 |
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On the occasion of an exhibition held at Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, October 14, 2014 - January 17, 2015.
Early Capitals of Islamic Culture reproduces archaeological materials and selected masterpieces from the first centuries of Islam that, together, chart the transition from pre-Islamic to Islamic culture. Showing how ancient techniques and aesthetic practices were adapted alongside the appearance of bold new innovations, the book provides deep insights into this fascinating period of art and cultural history. Published to accompany a major joint exhibition of the Sharjah Museums Department of the United Arab Emirates and the State Museums of Berlin, which hold a particularly rich collection of early Islamic art and artifacts and have among their aims the raising of public awareness about the achievements of early Islamic culture, the publication of Early Capitals of Islamic Culture also celebrates Sharjah's recognition as Islamic cultural capital for 2014.
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