ART, TRADE AND CULTURE IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD AND BEYOND

this book trace a rich continuum of artistic exchange that occurred between successive Islamic dynasties from the twelfth through ni neteenth centuriesas well as the influence of Islamic art during that time on cultures as far away as China, Armenia, India, and Eu rope. Taking advantage of recent technologies that allow new ways of peering into the pasts of art objects, the authors break new gr ound in their exploration of the art and architecture of the Islamic world.