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.....
Свойства
- ISBN
- 978-0500343326
- Автор
- Dominique Clévenot, Gerard Degeorge
- Бумага
- Мелованная
- Вес (гр.)
- 1,6
- Возрастные ограничения
- 18+ (не указано)
- Год издания
- 2017
- Издательство
- Thames and Hudson
- Иллюстрации
- Цветные иллюстрации
- Количество страниц
- 224
- Переплет
- Твердый переплет
- Тираж
- 2000
- Формат (мм.)
- 29,7 x 22,4 x 2,5
- Язык
- Английский
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