Islamic Inscriptions

Sheila S. Blair (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

224 Seiten

1998
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-0-7486-0903-1 (ISBN)

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A vital reference for everyone interested in Islamic inscriptions on buildings, objects and works of art. This beautifully illustrated book explains the importance of Islamic inscriptions and places them expertly in their historical and cultural context. It shows you how to decipher and interpret inscriptions and provides a standard for recording them. In addition, a fully annotated bibliography provides further reading on all aspects of Islamic epigraphy. Winner of the British Kuwait Friendship Society Al-Mubarak Prize 1999 for the best academic work on the Middle East

Sheila S. Blair is the Norma Jean Calderwood University Professor of Islamic and Asian Art and the Boston College and Hamad bin Khalifa Endowed Chair of Islamic Art, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Part I Introduction: why read inscriptions. Part II Monumental inscriptions: the languages used for monumental inscriptions; foundation inscriptions; other types of monumental inscriptions; regional studies; inscriptions on various building types; stylistics development. Part III Inscriptions on portable objects: metalwares; woodwork; ceramics; textiles; other arts; types of objects; recording an inscription.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.7.1998
Zusatzinfo	36 black and white illustrations, 52 colour halftones
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	189 x 246 mm
Gewicht	1082 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater
	Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften ► Paläografie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
	Technik ► Architektur
ISBN-10	0-7486-0903-2 / 0748609032
ISBN-13	978-0-7486-0903-1 / 9780748609031
Zustand	Neuware