The experience of colour in Islamic visual culture has historically
been overlooked. In this new approach, Idries Trevathan examines
the language of colour in Islamic art and architecture in dialogue
with its aesthetic contexts, offering insights into the pre-modern
Muslim experience of interpreting colour. The seventeenth-century
Shah Mosque in Isfahan, Iran, represents one of the finest examples
of colour-use on a grand scale. Here, Trevathan examines the
philosophical and mystical traditions that formed the mosque's
backdrop. He shows how careful combinations of colour and design
proportions in Islamic patterns expresses knowledge beyond that
experienced in the corporeal world, offering another language with
which to know and experience God. Colour thus becomes a spiritual
language, calling for a re-consideration of how we read Islamic
aesthetics.
General
Imprint: |
Saqi Books
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
February 2020 |
Authors: |
Idries Trevathan
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Dimensions: |
234 x 153 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-86356-145-0 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-86356-145-4 |
Barcode: |
9780863561450 |
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