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Heaven on earth : art from Islamic lands : works from the State Hermitage Museum and the Khalili Collection / edited by M.B. Piotrovsky and J.M. Rogers.

Title
Heaven on earth : art from Islamic lands : works from the State Hermitage Museum and the Khalili Collection / edited by M.B. Piotrovsky and J.M. Rogers.
Publication
Munich ; New York : Prestel, c2004.

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Additional Authors
  • Piotrovskiĭ, M. B. (Mikhail Borisovich)
  • Rogers, J. M.
  • Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia)
  • Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art.
Description
192 p. : col. ill., map; 28 cm.
Summary
The exhibits, which are of great cultural, religious and aesthetic importance, include Qur'ans, textiles, jewelled objects and hardstones, metalwork, ceramics and paintings, and offer a superb introduction to the fine and decorative arts of the Islamic world. Ranging in date from the ninth to the nineteenth century and covering an area from Spain and the Arab world to Persia and the Indian subcontinent, they are a vivid demonstration of the well-known Muslim tradition: 'Verily, God is beautiful and love all beauty'. Authoritative essays by Islamic scholars, a map, glossary, an 145 colour photographs make this book an indispensable addition to the library of all who are interested in Islamic art and culture.
Alternative Title
  • Art from Islamic lands
  • Works from the State Hermitage Museum and the Khalili Collection
Subject
  • Khalili, Nasser D. > Art collections > Exhibitions
  • Khalili, Nasser D
  • Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia) > Exhibitions
  • Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art > Exhibitions
  • Islamic art > Exhibitions
  • Art > Russia (Federation) > Saint Petersburg > Exhibitions
Genre/Form
  • exhibition catalogs.
  • Exhibition catalogs
  • Catalogues d'exposition.
Note
  • Catalog of an exhibition held in the Hermitage Rooms at Somerset House, London, Mar. 25-Aug. 22, 2004.
  • "Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh, Hermitage Rooms at Somerset House, Courtauld Institute of Art."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-189) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Map of places, find spots and archaeological sites 10 -- Islamic Art: an Introduction / M.B. Piotrovsky 17 -- 'God's Shadow on Earth': Imperial and Religious Islamic Art / J.M. Rogers 31 -- Islamic Art in the State Hermitage Museum / A.A. Ivanov 43.
ISBN
  • 3791330551 (hdbk)
  • 3791360132 (pbk)
OCLC
  • 54880731
  • SCSB-12782816
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library