Art of Islam
Sacred beauty and artistic traditions of Islamic cultureBy Gaston Migeon, Henri Saladin
Length5h 26m
About this audiobook
Islamic art is not the art of a nation or of a people, but that of a religion: Islam. Spreading from the Arabian Peninsula, the proselyte believers conquered, in a few centuries, a territory spreading from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. Multicultural and multi-ethnical, this polymorphic and highly spiritual art, in which all representation of Man and God were prohibited, developed canons and various motives of great decorative value. Thorough and inventive, these artists expressed their beliefs by creating monumental masterpieces such as the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, the Taj Mahal in Agra and the Alhambra in Granada, architectural works in which one recognises the stylisation of motives of the Muslim ceramics. Lively and coloured, Islamic art mirrors the richness of these people whose common denominator was the belief in one singular truth: the absolute necessity of creating works whose beauty equaled their respect for God.
Audiobook details
GenreOther
Length5 hrs 26 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 15, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
14Manufactured Products
2Introduction
15A – Ceramics
3Architecture
16B – Enamelled Glass
4A – The Near and Middle East
17C – Textiles
5B – North Africa and Spain
18D – Carpets
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6C – Iran and the Persian School
19The Art of the Book
7D – The Ottoman School
20A – Arab Manuscripts
8E – Muslim India
21B – Egyptian Korans
9Fine Arts
22C – Persian Manuscripts
10A – Sculpture
23D – Indo-Persian Miniatures
11B – Metal Arts
24E – Turkish Manuscripts
12C – Metalwork and Rock Crystals
25Conclusion
13D – Mosaics
26Art of the Devil
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