This expansive book reveals the great diversity and range of art of the Arab lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and later South Asia. Published to coincide with the historic reopening of the galleries of the Metropolitan Museum's Islamic Art Department, it presents nearly three hundred masterpieces from one of the finest collections in the world. The works range chronologically from the origins of Islam in the seventh century through the nineteenth century, and geographically from as far west as Spain and Morocco to as far east asIndia. Outstanding miniature paintings and illuminated manuscripts, ceramics, textiles, carpets, glass, and metalwork reflect the mutual influence of artistic practice in the sacred and secular realms. Many of these beautiful objects display the rich traditions of calligraphy, vegetal ornament (the arabesque), and geometric patterning that distinguish the arts of the Islamic world. With seven informative essays and almost three hundred catalogue entriessupplemented by introductory essays on the collection and its displaythis handsome and comprehensive overview will enlightenthe specialist and the general reader alike.
Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press

Neither east nor west : masterpieces from the Department of Islamic Art in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sheila R. Canby; Maryam Ekhtiar; Priscilla Soucek; Navina Najat Haidar

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.); Ekhtiar, Maryam

Metropolitan Museum Of Art (new York, N.y.), Maryam Ekhtiar

edited by Maryam D. Ekhtiar ... [et al.]

Ekhtiar, Maryam D. et al.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York / Yale University Press

Yale University Press The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Yale Univ. Press [Vertrieb

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art, The

Brandywine River Museum

Mariners' Museum, The

1. print, New York, NY, New Haven, Conn. [u.a, 2011

New York, New Haven [Conn.], New York State, 2011

Second printing, New Haven, New York, 2012

United States, United States of America

First Edition, PT, 2011

PS, 2011

Published in conjunction with the reopening of the Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia on November 1, 2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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xiii, 431 p. : 29 cm
Published in conjunction with the reopening of the Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia on November 1, 2011
Includes bibliographical references and index
Building a collection of Islamic art at the Metropolitan Museum, 1870-2011 / Priscilla P. Soucek -- A century of installations : a photo essay / Rebecca Meriwether Lindsay -- The new Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia / Navina Najat Haidar -- Art of the early caliphates (7th to 10th centuries) / Maryam D. Ekhtiar -- Art of Spain, North Africa, and the Western Mediterranean / Olga Bush -- Art of the Eastern Islamic lands (9th to 14th centuries) / Priscilla P. Soucek -- Art of Egypt and Syria (10th to 16th centuries) / Stefano Carboni -- Art of Iran and Central Asia (15th to 19th centuries) / Sheila R. Canby -- Art of the Ottoman Court / Walter B. Denny -- Art of South Asia (14th to 19th centuries) / Navina Najat Haidar

This book explores the great diversity and range of Islamic culture through one of the finest collections in the world. Published to coincide with the historic reopening of the galleries of the Metropolitan Museum's Islamic Art Department, it presents nearly three hundred masterworks created in the rich tradition of the Islamic faith and culture. The Metropolitan's renowned holdings range chronologically from the origins of Islam in the 7th century through the 19th century, and geographically from as far west as Spain to as far east as Southeast Asia

An in-depth and comprehensive study of art from the Islamic world based on the preeminent collection in the Metropolitan Museum

Book by Ekhtiar, Maryam D. (editor); Soucek, Priscilla P. (editor); Canby, Sheila R. (ed

2024-07-01