{"product_id":"islamic-art-and-architecture-9780500204559","title":"Islamic Art and Architecture","description":"\u003cp\u003eIncluding over a thousand years of history and stretching from the Atlantic to the borders of India and China, \u003cem\u003eIslamic Art and Architecture\u003c\/em\u003e is an unparalleled narrative of the arts of Islamic civilization. From the death of the Prophet Muhammad to 1900, Islamic art expert Robert Hillenbrand traces the evolution of an extraordinary range of art forms, including architecture, calligraphy, book illumination, painting, ceramics, glassware, textiles, and metalwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition includes a chapter examining art produced from 1700 to 1900, an understudied period in the area, exploring how these centuries saw incredible creativity across the Islamic world. Featuring full-color illustrations of masterpieces of Islamic art and architecture, from seventh-century Arabia via Moorish Spain to modern Iran, this book shows the far-reaching stylistic developments that have shaped Islamic art. Including maps, an updated glossary, and suggested further reading, this authoritative and accessible volume sheds light on the recurrent preoccupations and themes that have shaped the arts of Islam since the seventh century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHillenbrand, Robert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Hillenbrand\u003c\/strong\u003e attended the universities of Cambridge and Oxford and has taught at the University of Edinburgh since 1971. He is now an honorary professorial fellow. His other books include \u003cem\u003eImperial Images in Persian Painting\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIslamic Architecture in North Africa\u003c\/em\u003e (coauthor), and the prize-winning \u003cem\u003eIslamic Architecture: Form, Function, and Meaning.\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50677244100882,"sku":"9780500204559","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ce7ee7b9-c4ca-44d0-be7c-d9fa99b5df64.jpg?v=1733891110","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/islamic-art-and-architecture-9780500204559","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}