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The treasures of Islamic art in the museums of Cairo / edited by Bernard O'Kane ; introduced by Suzanne Mubarak.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cairo ; New York : The American University in Cairo Press, [2006]Copyright date: c2006Description: xv, 312 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 34 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9774248600
  • 9789774248603
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 704.948970746216 TRE 22
Online resources:
Contents:
The Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo / Farouk S. Asker -- Introduction to Islamic art / Bernard O'Kane -- The Umayyads and Abbasids (658-1258) / Faroud S. Asker -- The Fatimids (969-1171) / Mohamed Abbas -- The Ayyubids and early Mamluks (1171-1382) / Bernard O'Kane -- The Burgi Mamluks (1382-1517) / Mohamed Hamza Isma�il al-Haddad -- Ottoman art (1517-19th century) / Noha Abou-Katwa -- Iranian art / Bernard O'Kane.
Summary: "Cairo's museums are home to some of the richest collections of Islamic art in the world. Long the seat of great dynasties, whose rulers and descendants both amassed and patronized works of art, Cairo's status as one of the wealthiest and most populous cities of the medieval world is reflected in the exquisite arts and crafts that make up its collections, which expanded in the twentieth century through the purchase of private collections so that they now include not just the arts of the dynasties that made Cairo their capital, such as the Fatimids, Ayyubids, and Mamluks, but material from other important areas of the Islamic world, such as Iran and Turkey, as well." "Masterpieces of every medium are represented, including the decorative arts of ceramics, metalwork, textiles, woodwork, glass, carved stone and ivory, and the art of the book. The objects vary from pieces made for purely secular purposes, many of them with blazons showing that they were the property of the great amirs of the time, to some of the choicest examples recovered from the architectural masterpieces that permeate Cairo's landscape." "An introductory chapter guides the reader into the world of Islam and its art, while subsequent chapters unfold and describe the riches of the works of art that were crafted and amassed throughout the ages. The book is illustrated throughout with specially commissioned color photographs."--Jacket.
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Includes glossary.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo / Farouk S. Asker -- Introduction to Islamic art / Bernard O'Kane -- The Umayyads and Abbasids (658-1258) / Faroud S. Asker -- The Fatimids (969-1171) / Mohamed Abbas -- The Ayyubids and early Mamluks (1171-1382) / Bernard O'Kane -- The Burgi Mamluks (1382-1517) / Mohamed Hamza Isma�il al-Haddad -- Ottoman art (1517-19th century) / Noha Abou-Katwa -- Iranian art / Bernard O'Kane.

"Cairo's museums are home to some of the richest collections of Islamic art in the world. Long the seat of great dynasties, whose rulers and descendants both amassed and patronized works of art, Cairo's status as one of the wealthiest and most populous cities of the medieval world is reflected in the exquisite arts and crafts that make up its collections, which expanded in the twentieth century through the purchase of private collections so that they now include not just the arts of the dynasties that made Cairo their capital, such as the Fatimids, Ayyubids, and Mamluks, but material from other important areas of the Islamic world, such as Iran and Turkey, as well." "Masterpieces of every medium are represented, including the decorative arts of ceramics, metalwork, textiles, woodwork, glass, carved stone and ivory, and the art of the book. The objects vary from pieces made for purely secular purposes, many of them with blazons showing that they were the property of the great amirs of the time, to some of the choicest examples recovered from the architectural masterpieces that permeate Cairo's landscape." "An introductory chapter guides the reader into the world of Islam and its art, while subsequent chapters unfold and describe the riches of the works of art that were crafted and amassed throughout the ages. The book is illustrated throughout with specially commissioned color photographs."--Jacket.

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