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Ornament and Decoration in Islamic Architecture (Hardcover)
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Ornament and Decoration in Islamic Architecture (Hardcover)
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Surface decoration has always played a fundamental role in Islamic
architecture. As human representation is forbidden in Islamic
religious monuments, designers employed mosaics, stucco, brickwork
and ceramics, and the vigorous use of brilliant colour to reach
unparalleled heights of expression. It is this ornamental dimension
of Islamic architecture that is explored in this magnificent
volume. Rather than limiting itself to an exclusively historical or
chronological perspective, Ornament and Decoration in Islamic
Architecture presents four successive approaches to its subject.
The first part offers an overview of Islamic architecture,
discussing the great diversity it contains. Dealing exclusively
with techniques, the second part considers the materials most often
used as well as the expertise of the builders and Muslim decorative
artists, and the third part explores themes in Islamic
ornamentation. Section four discusses aesthetics, and studies the
relationship between the buildings - the structures or their
architectonic components - and their ornamental coverings. Each of
these topics is presented through a number of outstanding examples
and then through comparable monuments from all over the Islamic
world. For anyone in thrall to such great wonders as the Taj Mahal
and the Alhambra, and for everyone interested in the world of
Islam, this lavish publication will be indispensable.
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