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The Muslim painter and the divine : the Persian impact on Islamic religious painting / Sarwat Okasha.

Title
The Muslim painter and the divine : the Persian impact on Islamic religious painting / Sarwat Okasha.
Author
ʻUkāshah, Tharwat.
Publication
London : Park Lane, c1981.

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Description
xvii, 158 p. : ill. (some col.); 25 cm.
Subject
  • Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian
  • Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts > Iran
  • Islamic art and symbolism
  • Miniature painting, Iranian
  • Islamic miniature painting > Iran
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-154) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The prohibition of figurative art in Islam -- Some contrasts with Western European painting -- Religious painting in Islam -- Representations of the Prophet Muhammad -- Representations of other prophets -- Painting and mysticism -- Heaven and Hell.
ISBN
  • 0902935259 :
  • 9780902935259
LCCN
^^^83210040^
OCLC
11694650
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library