Arab Painting

Geneva: Skira; Rizzoli, 1977. 208 pages, colour illustrations, map; 28 cm. First published, 1962. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. CONTENTS: Pt. 1 EARLY PHASES OF THE PICTORIAL ARTS. The proclamation of universal power (the Umayyad Monuments, 691-750); The pleasures of the court (the early 'Abba^sid period, 9th to mid-12th century); The emergent awareness of the everyday world (Egypt and Iraq, 11th century); Pt. 2 THE FLOWERING OF THE ART OF THE BOOK. General remarks on the manuscripts of the late 12th to the middle of the 13th century; The princely style in the Persian manner; Byzantine art in Islamic garb; The Arab-Muslim contribution; The interplay of cultural strains; Fulfillment in Baghdad; Life encompassed, I: the external world; Life encompassed, II: the agonies of love; Pt. 3 THE BEGINNING OF THE END. The impact of the Mongol invasion; The formalization of miniature painting in the Bahi^r Mamlu^k period (1250-1390); On styles and production centers; The Turkish element in manuscript painting; PT. 4 KORAN ILLUMINATIONS FROM THE LATE 9TH TO THE 14TH CENTURY. Pt. 5 THE FINAL PHASE. Last ventures in Arab painting.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.