Islamic Art & Architecture: Background sources

A survey of Islamic art and architecture in all its traditional grandeur. Essays are organized according to a new chronological-geographical paradigm. The volumes are accompanied by a map, and each subsection is preceded by a brief outline of the main cultural and historical developments during the period in question. The volumes include periods and regions typically excluded from survey books including modern and contemporary art-architecture; China, Indonesia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sicily, the New World (Americas).

A narrative of the arts of 1,400 years Islamic civilization from the Atlantic to the borders of India and China., Islamic art expert Robert Hillenbrand traces the evolution of a wide range of art forms, including architecture, calligraphy, book illumination, painting, ceramics, glassware, textiles, and metalwork.

This richly illustrated title gives a broad overview of the history, peoples, cultures, and artworks that have defined the Islamic world for 1,400 years in 50 countries. Diverse developments throughout the Islamic world are compared across time and place, and specific objects and buildings discussed in the light of key events in Muslim history.

Arranged chronologically and then by region, this important work describes the rise of Islam from Saudi Arabia to cover a vast domain. Ettinghausen traces artistic expressions of this rapid growth across diverse historical, political, religious, and social cultures.
The broader impact of Islamic art on the non-Muslim world is also considered. A companion to The Art and Architecture of Islam, 1250-1800.

Covers the period from the Mongol conquests in the early 13th century to the advent of European colonial rule in the 19th century. A companion to Islamic Art and Architecture, 650-1250.