JONATHAN BLOOM

Prisse d'Avennes's Dazzling Compendia of Islamic Art and Architecture Emile Prisse d'Avennes (1807-1879), a French Orientalist, author and artist, was one of the greatest pre-20th century Egyptologists. An ardent admirer of the superb skills of Egyptian and Oriental artisans, he was enamored of Arabic art. As a youth he dreamed of exploring the Orient, and at 19 began travelling to Greece, India, and Palestine. Over the next 40 years he explored Syria, Arabia, Persia, and resided in Egypt and Algeria. Converting to Islam, he travelled Egypt disguised as an Arab, using the name Edris Effendi. A student of ancient Egyptian and Islamic cultures, he later wrote: "We shall discuss all the arts, all the industries cultivated by Orientals with so much taste, brilliance, and fantasy. We will present splendid reproductions of the monuments, objects of art and luxury, which provide evidence of an advanced civilization, the influence of which has been felt even in Europe."

Islamic Arts A comprehensive survey that brilliantly captures the essence of Islamic culture.A comprehensive survey covering the period 600-1800 and countries as far apart as Spain and India Highlights the characteristics that connect the various arts of all the Islamic lands Captures the essence of Islamic culture as expressed in its buildings, books and applied arts Written by two of the world's leading experts in the field Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair are among the world's leading experts in their field. A husband-and-wife team of scholars, they hold the Calderwood University Professorship in Islamic and Asian Art at Boston College. They are joint authors of The Art and Architecture of Islam: 1250-1800.

Se espera que este manual consiga el mismo éxito que el de Grabar y Ettinghausen, que aborda el periodo anterior (650-1250) y cuya primera edición se agotó en año y medio. El propio Oleg Grabar lo ha calificado de texto de referencia imprescindible para comprender el arte islamico.No la tiene en esta configuracion.Correlato del libro de O. Grabar y R. Ettinghausen, publicado en esta misma coleccion, el presente manual mantiene la misma estructura que aquel.Se espera que este manual consiga el mismo éxito que el de Grabar y Ettinghausen, que aborda el periodo anterior (650-1250) y cuya primera edición se agotó en año y medio. El propio Oleg Grabar lo ha calificado de texto de referencia imprescindible para comprender el arte islamico.No la tiene en esta configuracion.Correlato del libro de O. Grabar y R. Ettinghausen, publicado en esta misma coleccion, el presente manual mantiene la misma estructura que aquel.