Arts of the City Victorious: Islamic Art and Architecture in Fatimid North Africa and Egypt

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Yale University Press, 2007 - 236 pagina's

This is the first book-length study of the art and architecture of the Fatimids, the Ismaili Shi'i dynasty that ruled in North Africa and Egypt from 909 to 1171. The Fatimids are most famous for founding the city of al-Qahira (Cairo) in 969, and their art--particularly textiles and luster ceramics, but also metalwork and carved rock-crystal, ivory and woodwork--has been admired for nearly a millennium. In this engaging and accessible book, Jonathan M. Bloom concentrates on securely dated and localized examples of Fatimid art and architecture. His discussions focus on significant examples and are illustrated with over 100 photographs, many in color, and extensive notes and bibliography provide guidance for further reading and research.

Published in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies

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Inhoudsopgave

An Introduction to Fatimid History and Fatimid
1
Fatimid Art in North Africa
15
Architecture in Egypt from 969 to the 1060s
51
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Abbasid Abd Allah Aghlabid al-Afdal al-Amir al-Azhar al-Hafiz al-Ma'mun al-Maqrizi al-Mu'izz al-Musta'li al-Mustansir Aqmar mosque arabesque Arabic arch Architecture of Egypt Ascalon Ayyubid Bab al-Futuh Badr al-Jamali Badr's Baghdad bands Bloom Brett building Byzantine Cairo carved centimetres ceramics congregational mosque contemporary Creswell Crusaders decoration dinars dome dynasty earlier early Fatimid Egypt Egyptian eleventh century example façade Fatimid art Fatimid caliphs Fatimid Egypt Fatimid palace Fatimid period Fatimid-era Fustat gates gold Halm Hammadids Ibid Ifriqiya imam Islamic Art Islamic lands Ismaili Jawhar Kairouan kufic inscription late Fatimid later lustre Mahdi Mahdiyya Mamluk Mansuriyya manuscript maqsura Mashhad medieval metres mihrab minaret minbar mosque Mosque of al-Hakim motifs muqarnas Museum Muslim Architecture North Africa painted panels portal potters prayer Qur'an restored rock crystal rulers scholars script Shi'i Sicily stone style survived Syria Tala'i textiles tion tower twelfth century Umayyad vizier walls wooden woodwork Zirid

Bibliografische gegevens

TitelArts of the City Victorious: Islamic Art and Architecture in Fatimid North Africa and Egypt
AuteurJonathan M. Bloom
BijdragerInstitute of Ismaili Studies
Editiegeïllustreerd, niet ingekort
UitgeverYale University Press, 2007
Oorspronkelijk uitde University of Michigan
Gedigitaliseerd2 dec 2009
ISBN0300135424, 9780300135428
Lengte236 pagina's
  
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