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Ornament and Decoration in Islamic Architecture / Dominique Clevenot

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Thames and Hudson Ltd., 2000.Description: 224 pISBN:
  • 9780500343326 (hbk)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 723.3 C5998
Contents:
Contents Introduction Variation and Unity The Dome of the Rock The Alhambra The Shah Mosque The Taj Mahal Principal Moments The Arab World The Turkish World Iran and Central Asia The Indian World Techniques: Knowledge and Know-How Mosaic Stucco Brick Ceramic Other Techniques Bronze Wood Painted Wood Ornamental Motifs The Figure Plant Forms Geometry Calligraphy Additional Motifs The Figure Plant Forms Geometry A Surface Art The Logic of Textures The Articulation of Surfaces Supporting Forms and Supported Forms Aesthetic of the Veil Architectural Space Arches Cupolas Columns and Capitals Patterns of Light Appendixes Map: Major Sites of Islamic Architectural Ornamentation Chronology Principal Islamic Dynasties Glossary Bibliography Index of the Monuments
List(s) this item appears in: New Arrivals FY 2023-24 | Arts FY 2023-2024
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Contents

Introduction
Variation and Unity
The Dome of the Rock
The Alhambra
The Shah Mosque
The Taj Mahal
Principal Moments
The Arab World
The Turkish World
Iran and Central Asia
The Indian World

Techniques: Knowledge and Know-How

Mosaic
Stucco
Brick
Ceramic
Other Techniques
Bronze
Wood
Painted Wood

Ornamental Motifs
The Figure
Plant Forms
Geometry
Calligraphy
Additional Motifs
The Figure
Plant Forms
Geometry

A Surface Art
The Logic of Textures
The Articulation of Surfaces
Supporting Forms and Supported Forms
Aesthetic of the Veil
Architectural Space
Arches
Cupolas
Columns and Capitals
Patterns of Light

Appendixes
Map: Major Sites of Islamic Architectural Ornamentation Chronology Principal
Islamic Dynasties
Glossary
Bibliography
Index of the Monuments

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