Central Asian Art
Silk Road legacies of nomads, empires, and traditionsBy Vladimir Lukonin, Anatoly Ivanov
Length2h 48m
About this audiobook
The strict prohibition on the representation of the human form has channeled artistic creation into architecture and architectural decoration. This book is a magical tour through Central Asia - Khirgizia, Tadjikistan, Turkmenia, and Uzbekistan - a cradle of Ancient civilisations and are pository of the Oriental arts inspired by Buddhism and Islam. There are magnificent, full-colour photographs of the abandoned cities of Mervand Urgench, Khiva, the capital of the Kharezm, with its mausoleum of Sheikh Seid Allahuddin,and, the Golden Road to Samarkand, the Blue City, a center of civilisation for 2,500 years.
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Length2 hrs 48 mins
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LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
32Antiquity
2A Brief Glance at History
33The Middle Ages
3Architecture
34Modern times
4Triumph of Islam
35Metals
5The art of decoration
36The Middle Ages
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6Predominance of religious art
37The art of engraving of Tokharistan
7The golden age of the builders
38The art of engraving of Kharezm
8Tradition and modernity
39The art of engraving of Sogdian
9Sculpture
40The art of engraving of the north-east
10Statuary
41Post-Mongolian times
11Hellenistic contributions
42The contemporary period
12Buddhist influence
43The Goldsmith’s trade
13Khwarezm sculptures
44Antiquity and the Middle Ages
14Sogdian sculptures
45Modern times
15Bactrian sculptures
46Schools of the goldsmith’s trade
16The early Middle Ages
47Women’s jewellery
17Buddhist art
48The Craft industry
18Mythological art
49Glass
19Megalithic art
50Ivory work
20Figurines
51Woodcarving and painted wood
21Ossuaries
52Felt-working
22The revival of independant art
53Carpet weaving
23Monumental Painting and Illumination
54Printed cloth
24Monumental painting
55Embroidery
25Palace frescos
56Leatherwork
26Illumination
57A general picture of popular crafts
27Styles
58Three Pearls on the Silk Road
28The schools
59Samarkand: The Blue City
29The modern miniaturists and their successors
60Bukhara: The Citadel of the Arch
30The Decorative Arts
61Khiva: Cultural Capital of Kharezm
31Ceramics
62Map of Central Asia
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