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Calligraphy in the arts of the Muslim world / by Welch, Anthony.(CARDINAL)165055; Asia House Gallery.(CARDINAL)143037; Asia Society.(CARDINAL)140146;
Bibliography: pages 213-216.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Islamic calligraphy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hat sanatı ve meşhur hattatlar / by Serin, Muhiddin.(CARDINAL)274360;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-316) and index.
Subjects: Calligraphy, Turkish.; Islamic calligraphy.; Calligraphers; Muslim calligraphers.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Letters in gold : Ottoman calligraphy from the Sakip Sabanci collection, Istanbul / by Derman, M. Uğur.(CARDINAL)139649; Arthur M. Sackler Museum.(CARDINAL)184487; Los Angeles County Museum of Art.(CARDINAL)137901; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)(CARDINAL)147619;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-193) and index.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Sabancı, Sakıp, 1933-2004; Calligraphy, Ottoman; Islamic calligraphy; Calligraphy;
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Muraqqaʻ Imperial Mughal albums from the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin / by Wright, Elaine(Codicologist)(CARDINAL)290454; Stronge, Susan.(CARDINAL)290453; Art Services International.(CARDINAL)197552;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 478-489) and index.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Chester Beatty Library; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Mughal Empire; Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts; Miniature painting, Mughal Empire; Islamic miniature painting; Calligraphy, Mughal Empire; Islamic calligraphy; Manuscripts;
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Islamic art spots [videorecording] / by Ruggles, D. Fairchild.; Weihe, Jefferey.; Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies.; American Library Association.(CARDINAL)142523; Carnegie Corporation of New York.(CARDINAL)151962; Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.(CARDINAL)782888; National Endowment for the Humanities.(CARDINAL)147407; Twin Cities Public Television (Saint Paul, Minn.);
Calligraphy -- Mosques and religious architecture -- Travel and communication -- Islamic gardens -- Islamic textiles -- Geometry -- Art of the book and painting -- Detailed image credits (PDF, computer viewing only).Writer and presenter, Professor D. Fairchild Ruggles."Islamic art spots are seven visual essays, written, developed and presented by Professor D. Fairchild Ruggles and produced by Twin Cities Public Television as part of the Bridging cultures bookshelf: Muslim journeys project of the National Endowment for the Humanities."--Container.DVD, widescreen.PDF of detailed image credits requires the use of a computer.
Subjects: Educational films.; Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Islamic art.; Islamic architecture.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Facts about Islam / by Cooper, Alison,1967-(CARDINAL)395521;
Includes bibliographical references (page 44) and index.Who are the Muslims? -- Timeline -- How did Islam begin? -- What do Muslims believe? -- What is the Muslim holy book? -- What is sunna? -- How do Muslim families live? -- Where do Muslims worship? -- How do Muslims worship? -- How does the Muslim calendar work? -- Why is Mecca important? -- What is hajj? -- What are the most important Muslim festivals? -- How did Islam spread? -- Who are the leaders of Islam? -- Is Islamic design special? -- Why is calligraphy important? -- Do Muslims like stories?Learn about the history, beliefs, and followers of the religion of Islam.
Subjects: Islam;
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Islamic art and culture : a visual history / by Khalili, Nasser D.(CARDINAL)207004;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-182) and index.Major historical and cultural sites of the Islamic world -- Major Islamic dynasties -- Timeline of Islamic art and culture -- The history of Islamic art and culture --The written word: calligraphy -- The word of God: Qur'ans -- Miniature painting -- Bookbinding -- Lacquer -- Pottery and ceramics -- Glass and rock crystal -- Metalwork -- Scientific instruments -- Arms and armour -- Jewellery -- Carpets and textiles -- Coins -- Architecture.
Subjects: Islamic art; Islamic architecture;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Palace and mosque : Islamic art from the Middle East / by Victoria and Albert Museum.(CARDINAL)143050; Rosser-Owen, Mariam.(CARDINAL)689652; Stanley, Tim.(CARDINAL)684881; Vernoit, Stephen.(CARDINAL)686031; National Gallery of Art (U.S.)(CARDINAL)141262; Victoria and Albert Museum.(CARDINAL)143050;
Includes bibliographical references (page 140) and index.A sense of Geography -- What is Islamic art -- The issue of images -- The poetic environment -- Patrons and makers -- Interaction.Presents an overview of Islamic art, featuring examples of paintings, ceramics, textiles, calligraphy, and other works from the collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Victoria and Albert Museum; Art, Middle Eastern.; Art; Decorative arts; Islamic art; Islamic decorative arts;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The civilization of the Islamic world / by O'Kane, Bernard.(CARDINAL)750684;
MARCIVE 3/5/13Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-220) and index.Origins : a gift from god -- The empire of Islam : the Umayyads and 'Abbasids -- Imams, princes, and sultans : rivals of the 'Abbasids -- Fusion in the west : Iberia and the Maghreb -- Sultan and shah : Iran and Central Asia -- Principality to empire : Islam in Anatolia -- Overlords of the Orient : South Asia and the Far East.Examines the classical Islamic world through its greatest architectural sites and art treasures, providing examples of Islamic architecture, carpets and textiles, paintings, illuminated manuscripts, and calligraphy, and showing the evolution of their forms and styles.
Subjects: Islamic civilization.; Islamic art.; Islamic architecture.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Atlas of the Islamic World since 1500 / by Robinson, Francis,author.(CARDINAL)336555;
Bibliography: pages 229-231.Coverage includes history, arts, lifestyle and current practices of Muslims, including behavior at the Mosque and on pilgrimage to Mecca.
Subjects: Reference works.; Maps.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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