Beiträge zur Islamischen Kunst und Archäologie

Jahrbuch der Ernst-Herzfeld-Gesellschaft e.V. Band 3

Hg. von der Ernst-Herzfeld-Gesellschaft. Redaktion: Lorenz Korn und Anja Heidenreich unter Mitarbeit von Barbara Finster, Barbara Henning, Robert Hillenbrand, Miriam Kühn, Markus Ritter und Robert Schick

Book cover: Beiträge zur Islamischen Kunst und Archäologie

Extent: 414 pages

Publisher: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag

Subjects: Art & Art History, Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies

Series: Beiträge zur islamischen Kunst und Archäologie

Series volume number: 3.0

Language: German

(Hardback) (Published)

(July 2012)

ISBN: 9783895008351

Price: $134.00

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(PDF) (Published)

(January 2012)

ISBN: 9783954909544

Price: $112.00

Ornament has always been regarded as a field in which Islamic Art has excelled. However, it can be debated whether ornamental treatment of surfaces can actually be seen as a typical feature of a particular culture. The papers given on a colloquium held by the Ernst Herzfeld Society for Islamic Art in 2009 deal with different aspects of ornament in Islamic cultures of the Near and Middle East, through all periods and through different media. Articles range from case studies to contributions on general questions on ornamental forms and their perception.

  • Compiled by Lorenz Korn
  • Compiled by Anja Heidenreich
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