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Heaven on earth : art from Islamic lands : works from the State Hermitage Museum and the Khalili Collection / edited by M.B. Piotrovsky and J.M. Rogers.

Contributor(s): Piotrovskiĭ, M. B. (Mikhail Borisovich) | Rogers, J. M | Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia) | Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic ArtMaterial type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Russian Publication details: Munich ; New York : Prestel, c2004. Description: 192 p. : col. ill., map ; 28 cmISBN: 3791330551 (hdbk); 3791360132 (pbk)Other title: Art from Islamic lands | Works from the State Hermitage Museum and the Khalili CollectionSubject(s): Khalili, Nasser D. -- Art collections -- Exhibitions | Khalili, Nasser D | Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia) -- Exhibitions | Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art -- Exhibitions | Islamic art -- Exhibitions | Art -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- ExhibitionsGenre/Form: exhibition catalogs. | Exhibition catalogs | Exhibition catalogs | Catalogues d'exposition.LOC classification: N6264.G7 | L664 2004
Contents:
Map of places, find spots and archaeological sites 10 -- Islamic Art: an Introduction / M.B. Piotrovsky 17 -- 'God's Shadow on Earth': Imperial and Religious Islamic Art / J.M. Rogers 31 -- Islamic Art in the State Hermitage Museum / A.A. Ivanov 43.
Review: The exhibits, which are of great cultural, religious and aesthetic importance, include Qur'ans, textiles, jewelled objects and hardstones, metalwork, ceramics and paintings, and offer a superb introduction to the fine and decorative arts of the Islamic world. Ranging in date from the ninth to the nineteenth century and covering an area from Spain and the Arab world to Persia and the Indian subcontinent, they are a vivid demonstration of the well-known Muslim tradition: 'Verily, God is beautiful and love all beauty'. Authoritative essays by Islamic scholars, a map, glossary, an 145 colour photographs make this book an indispensable addition to the library of all who are interested in Islamic art and culture.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Folio Folio The BIAA David H. French Library
Shelf 53 - Main Room 		A3b(f) LONDO 26505 Not for loan Books*000000020117

Catalog of an exhibition held in the Hermitage Rooms at Somerset House, London, Mar. 25-Aug. 22, 2004.

"Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh, Hermitage Rooms at Somerset House, Courtauld Institute of Art."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-189) and index.

Map of places, find spots and archaeological sites 10 -- Islamic Art: an Introduction / M.B. Piotrovsky 17 -- 'God's Shadow on Earth': Imperial and Religious Islamic Art / J.M. Rogers 31 -- Islamic Art in the State Hermitage Museum / A.A. Ivanov 43.

The exhibits, which are of great cultural, religious and aesthetic importance, include Qur'ans, textiles, jewelled objects and hardstones, metalwork, ceramics and paintings, and offer a superb introduction to the fine and decorative arts of the Islamic world. Ranging in date from the ninth to the nineteenth century and covering an area from Spain and the Arab world to Persia and the Indian subcontinent, they are a vivid demonstration of the well-known Muslim tradition: 'Verily, God is beautiful and love all beauty'. Authoritative essays by Islamic scholars, a map, glossary, an 145 colour photographs make this book an indispensable addition to the library of all who are interested in Islamic art and culture.