{"product_id":"the-making-of-islamic-art-robert-hillenbrand-9781474434294","title":"The Making of Islamic Art: Studies in Honour of Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn their own words, Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair espouse 'things and thinginess rather than theories and isations'. This book's practical, down-to-earth dimension, expressed in plain, simple English, runs counter to the current fashion for theoretical explanations and their accompanying jargon when exploring the world of Islamic art. Its many insights, firmly anchored in artistic practice in architecture, painting and the decorative arts, are supported by ample technical know-how. The range is wide - mosques becoming temples; how religious buildings reflect politics; Yemeni frescoes and inscriptions; domestic Syrian 18th-century ornament; Egyptian bookbinding techniques; recycling and repair in Damascene crafts; conservation versus restoration; narrative on ceramics; metalwork with architectural motifs; lost buildings reconstructed; how objects speak;Muslim burials in China; the role of migrating potters; Mughal painting; stone carpet weights; the use of metals in Islamic manuscripts, calligraphy and modern artists' books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Hillenbrand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474434290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474434294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.76h x 6.69w x 1.26d","brand":"Robert Hillenbrand","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43989103444223,"sku":"9781474434294","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2c0e7df3-67a8-4725-9f7e-4fa26f18c42e.jpg?v=1683297694","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-making-of-islamic-art-robert-hillenbrand-9781474434294","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}