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God is the light of the heavens and the earth : light in Islamic art and culture

Bloom, Jonathan (Jonathan M.), editor, Blair, Sheila, editor, Biennial Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art and Culture

Overview

The Qur'an makes rich references to light, tying it to revelation, and light consequently permeates the culture and visual arts of the Islamic lands. This book explores the integral role of light in Islamic civilization across a wide range of media, from the Qur'an and literature to buildings, paintings, performances, photography, and otherworks produced over the past fourteen centuries. A team of international experts conveys current scholarship on Islamic art in a manner that is engaging and accessible to the general reader. The objects discussed include some of the first identifiable works of Islamic art-- modest oil lamps inscribed in Arabic, which developed into elaborately decorated metal and glass lamps and chandeliers. Later, photography, which creates images with light, was readily adopted in Islamic lands, and it continues to provide inspiration for contemporary artists. Illustrated with specially commissioned photographs, this book shows the potential of light to reveal color, form, and meaning.

• Publisher: Yale University Press, in association with Qatar Foundation, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar
• Subject: Islamic arts. / Islamic civilization. / Light in art.
• ISBN: 9780300215281, 0300215282

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
NX688.A4 G63 2015	1	BOOK	ARTS