Veröffentlichungsangabe: | New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, in association with Qatar Foundation, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar ; [Richmond, Va.] : Virginia Commonwealth University, [2015] |
Anmerkung: | "This volume, the latest in a series based on the Hamad bin Khalifa Biennial Symposium on Islamic Art and Culture, presents written versions of the lectures delivered in Palermo, Sicily, from 9-11 November 2013" Introduction Enthält die Beiträge des 5. Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art and Culture, Palermo, 9.-11. November 2013 Text überwiegend in englischer Sprache, teilweise in arabisch und persisch. - Text teilweise in arabischer und persischer Schrift |
Mehr zum Titel: | Foreword / Joseph H. Seipel Introduction : light in Islamic art and culture / Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair My art and light / Shirin Neshat Light in the Qur'an and early Islamic exegesis / William A. Graham Light and dark : the "checkered history" of early optics / Elaheh Kheirandish The uses of light in Islamic architecture / Robert Hillenbrand Facets of light : the case of rock crystals / Anna Contadini Pottery and light / Oliver Watson Light in Persian poetry / Wheeler M. Thackston The management of light in Persian painting / Barbara Brend The delight and amiability of light in Mamluk architecture / Abdallah Kahil By the light of the sun of Jahangir / Susan Stronge Illuminating Ottoman ceremonial / Hakan Karateke The power of "light-drawing" : on the uses of photography in Qajar Iran / Ali Behdad. |
Inhalt: | The Qur'an makes rich references to light, tying it to revelation, and light consequently permeates the culture and visual arts of the Islamic lands. This book explores the integral role of light in Islamic civilization across a wide range of media, from the Qur'an and literature to buildings, paintings, performances, photography, and other works produced over the past 14 centuries. A team of international experts conveys current scholarship on Islamic art in a manner that is engaging and accessible to the general reader. The objects discussed include some of the first identifiable works of Islamic art-modest oil lamps inscribed in Arabic, which developed into elaborately decorated metal and glass lamps and chandeliers. Later, photography, which creates images with light, was readily adopted in Islamic lands, and it continues to provide inspiration for contemporary artists. Generously illustrated with specially commissioned, sumptuous color photographs, this book shows the potential of light to reveal color, form, and meaning The Qur'an makes rich references to light, tying it to revelation, and light consequently permeates the culture and visual arts of the Islamic lands. This book explores the integral role of light in Islamic civilization across a wide range of media, from the Qur'an and literature to buildings, paintings, performances, photography, and other works produced over the past 14 centuries. A team of international experts conveys current scholarship on Islamic art in a manner that is engaging and accessible to the general reader. The objects discussed include some of the first identifiable works of Islamic art-modest oil lamps inscribed in Arabic, which developed into elaborately decorated metal and glass lamps and chandeliers. Later, photography, which creates images with light, was readily adopted in Islamic lands, and it continues to provide inspiration for contemporary artists. Generously illustrated with specially commissioned, sumptuous color photographs, this book shows the potential of light to reveal color, form, and meaning |
