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The Islamic world : a history in objects
- Title
- The Islamic world : a history in objects / Ladan Akbarnia, Venetia Porter, Fahmida Suleman [and three others].
- Author
- Akbarnia, Ladan
- Publication
- New York ; London : Thames & Hudson : The British Museum, 2018.
- ©2018
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 19-1655 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Description
- 271 pages : color illustrations, color map; 25 cm
- Summary
- This illustrated introduction to the history of the Islamic world offers a fresh approach to the subject. Told in six chapters, arranged both chronologically and thematically, it sheds light on Islamic culture from West Africa to Southeast Asia through art and artefacts, people and places, from its origins to the present day. From pre-Islamic works that provided a foundation for the arts of Islam, to masterpieces produced under the great empires, and objects that continue to be made today, this expansive survey traces the development of civilizations at the forefront of philosophical and scientific ideas, artistic and literary developments, and technological innovations, exploring a wealth of cultural treasures along the way.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical refrences (pages 261-265) and index.
- Contents
- A history of histories -- Belief and practice -- Interconnected worlds 750-1500 -- The age of empires 1500-1900 -- Literary and musical traditions -- The modern world.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-1655
- ISBN
- 9780500480403
- 0500480400
- OCLC
- 1048308121
- Author
- Akbarnia, Ladan, author.
- Title
- The Islamic world : a history in objects / Ladan Akbarnia, Venetia Porter, Fahmida Suleman [and three others].
- Publisher
- New York ; London : Thames & Hudson : The British Museum, 2018.
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical refrences (pages 261-265) and index.
- Added Author
- Porter, Venetia, author.Suleman, Fahmida, author.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-1655