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Book Description Trade paperback. Condition: Very Good. 208 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. Contents:[Pt. 1] EARLY PHASES OF THE PICTORIAL ARTS. The proclamation of universal power (the Umayyad Monuments, 691-750) ; The pleasures of the court (the early 'Abbasid period, 9th to mid-12th century) ; The emergent awareness of the everyday world (Egypt and Iraq, 11th century) --[Pt. 2] THE FLOWERING OF THE ART OF THE BOOK. General remarks on the manuscripts of the late 12th to the middle of the 13th century ; The princely style in the Persian manner ; Byzantine art in Islamic garb ; The Arab-Muslim contribution ; The interplay of cultural strains ; Fulfillment in Baghdad ; Life encompassed, I: the external world ; Life encompassed, II: the agonies of love --[Pt. 3] THE BEGINNING OF THE END. The impact of the Mongol invasion ; The formalization of miniature painting in the BahiMamlu period (1250-1390) ; On styles and production centers ; The Turkish element in manuscript painting --[Pt. 4] Koran illuminations from the late 9th to the 14th century --[Pt. 5] THE FINAL PHASE. Last ventures in Arab painting. Seller Inventory # SKU2010023104
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 208 pages, colour illustrations, map; 28 cm. First published, 1962. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. CONTENTS: Pt. 1 EARLY PHASES OF THE PICTORIAL ARTS. The proclamation of universal power (the Umayyad Monuments, 691-750); The pleasures of the court (the early 'Abba^sid period, 9th to mid-12th century); The emergent awareness of the everyday world (Egypt and Iraq, 11th century); Pt. 2 THE FLOWERING OF THE ART OF THE BOOK. General remarks on the manuscripts of the late 12th to the middle of the 13th century; The princely style in the Persian manner; Byzantine art in Islamic garb; The Arab-Muslim contribution; The interplay of cultural strains; Fulfillment in Baghdad; Life encompassed, I: the external world; Life encompassed, II: the agonies of love; Pt. 3 THE BEGINNING OF THE END. The impact of the Mongol invasion; The formalization of miniature painting in the Bahi^r Mamlu^k period (1250-1390); On styles and production centers; The Turkish element in manuscript painting; PT. 4 KORAN ILLUMINATIONS FROM THE LATE 9TH TO THE 14TH CENTURY. Pt. 5 THE FINAL PHASE. Last ventures in Arab painting. Size: 4to. Seller Inventory # 055220