ISLAMIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE

From Isfahan through Samarqand to the Taj Mahal, the luxurious Persian style took Islamic art to new aesdthetic heights. in this sup erbly crafted survey, Henri Stierlin discusses the vast scope of Islamic architecture and architectural decoration from the frontier s of Iran to the heart of India and places it withinits historical context, while copious photographs of Islam's monuments, ceramics , miniatures and carpets enable us to use art as a book is given over to an in-depth presentation of nine great masterpieces of Isla mic arch...[Llegir més]