Facts and artefacts: art in the Islamic world : festschrift for Jens Kröger on his 65th birthday

The scholarly search on the art of the object is of enduring interest and enjoys a new renaissance in the last few years. This book mainly explores the art and craft of Islamic artefacts and presents to the reader a diverse range of approaches. Despite this variety, in which also artefacts of the pr...

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Contributors: Kröger, Jens (Other) ; Hagedorn, Annette (Other) ; Shalem, Avinoʿam 1959- (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill 2007
In:Year: 2007
Series/Journal:Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts 0929-2403 v. 68
Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts v. 68
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Near East / Islamic art
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Kunstvoorwerpen
B ART ; Middle Eastern
B Islamic art Islamitische wereld
B Islamic art
B Festschrift
B Electronic books
B Islamitische wereld
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:The scholarly search on the art of the object is of enduring interest and enjoys a new renaissance in the last few years. This book mainly explores the art and craft of Islamic artefacts and presents to the reader a diverse range of approaches. Despite this variety, in which also artefacts of the pre-Islamic, period as well as 'orientalized' European artefacts of the modern era are included, there is an overarching theme - the linking of the interpretation of objects and their specific aesthetics to textual sources and the aim of setting them in historical and artistic context. In this impress
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and indexes. "Jens Kröger's list of publications": p. [xix]-xxvii. - Description based on print version record
ISBN:9047422813