Figurative Art in Medieval Islam And the Riddle of Bihzad économies of Herat 14651535

Product Name: Figurative Art in Medieval Islam And the Riddle of Bihzad économies of Herat 14651535
Brand：Barry, Michael Publication Date：17-05-2005 Country of Origin：USA, United States Net Quantity/Number of Units：1 Dimensions économies LxWxH - Cms：9.6X1.43X12.1 ISBN-10：2080304216 ISBN-13：9782080304216 SKU：DADAX2080304216 No of Pages：408 Type：Books Release Title：Figurative Art in Medieval Islam And the Riddle of Bihzad of Hera ISBN：9782080304216
Product Description : In terms of elucidating inner meaning and symbolism the study of medieval Islamic art has lagged almost a full century behind that of medieval Western art This groundbreaking work suggests how it might at last prove possible to crack the allegorical code of medieval Islamic painting during its Golden Age between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries Barry focuses his study around the work of Bihzd a painter who flourished in the late fifteenth century in the kingdom of Herat now in Afghanistan Bihzd became the undisputed master of the Persian miniature and an almost mythical personality throughout Asian Islam By carefully deciphering the visual symbols in medieval Islamic figurative art Barrys study deliberately takes a bold approach in order to decode the lost iconographic conventions of a civilization The glorious illustrations scholarly text and extracts from Persian poetry many translated into English for the first time combine to create an essential new work of reference and a visual delight.