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The transformation of Islamic art during the Sunni revival

Major developments occurred in the field of Islamic art during the 11th & 12th centuries. In this text, Tabbaa examines the semiotic interplay between history & art, challenging the methodologies of many historians of Islamic art

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Main Author: Tabbaa, Yasser (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York I.B. Tauris & Co. 2002
Series:Publications on the Near East
Subjects:
Decoration and ornament, Architectural > Middle East
Islamic architecture > Middle East
Architecture, Medieval > Middle East
Islamic decoration and ornament > Middle East
Decoration and ornament, Medieval > Middle East
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Table of Contents:
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Sunni Revival
  • 2. The Transformation of Qur'anic Writing
  • 3. The Public Text
  • 4. The Girth Mode: Vegetal and Geometric Arabesque
  • 5. Muqarnas Vaulting and Ashlar' Occasionalism
  • 6. Stone Muqarnas and Other Special Devices
  • 7. The Mediation of Symbolic Forms
  • Notes
  • Abbreviations
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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