The Umayyads: The Rise of Islamic Art [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Bisheh, Ghazi; Zayadine, Fawzi; Al-Assad, Mohammad

Brossura

ISBN 10: 3902782064 ISBN 13: 9783902782069

Casa editrice: Museum With No Frontiers, MWNF (Museum Ohne Grenze, 2014

Riassunto

The Umayyads: The Rise of Islamic Art presents a journey through the great artistic and cultural flourishing that gave birth to the formative phase of Islamic art during the 7th and 8th centuries. The Umayyads unified the Mediterranean and Persian cultures and developed an innovative artistic synthesis that incorporated and immortalised Classical, Byzantine and Sassanid heritage. The elegant architecture of desert castles, the frescoes, mosaics and masterpieces of figurative and decorative art still evoke the strong sense of realism and the great cultural, artistic and social vitality of the centres of the Umayyad Caliphate.

Five itineraries invite you to discover 43 museums, monuments and sites in Amman, Madaba, Al-Badiya, Jerash, Umm Qays, Aqaba and Humayma (among others).

This title is part of the series "Islamic Art in the Mediterranean". Each title in this series starts with a general introduction to the series, followed by an introduction to the particular title.

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Note: the eBook includes an index of locations..

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Museum With No Frontiers, MWNF (Museum Ohne Grenze
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 3902782064
• ISBN 13: 9783902782069
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 224