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_bG63 2015
082 _a700.961
245 0 0 _aGod is the light of the heavens and the earth :
_blight in Islamic art and culture /
_cedited by Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair.
260 _aLondon:
_bYeleuniversity press,
_c2015.
300 _axi, 357 pages ;
_c30 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 8 _aThe 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.
546 _aIn English with additional title page, table of contents, and chapter titles in Arabic.
650 0 _aIslamic arts.
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650 0 _aIslamic civilization.
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650 0 _aLight in art.
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700 1 _aBloom, Jonathan
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700 1 _aBlair, Sheila,
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