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Explores how Islamic art and architecture were made: their materials and their social, political, economic and religious context.

Islamic art.

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"Dedicated to Erica Cruikshank Dodd, Art and Material Culture in the Byzantine and Islamic Worlds offers new perspectives on the Christian and Muslim communities of the east Mediterranean from medieval to contemporary times. The contributors examine how people from diverse religious backgrounds adapted to their changing political landscapes and show that artistic patronage, consumption, and practices are interwoven with constructed narratives. The essays consider material and textual evidence for painted media, architecture, and the creative process in Byzantium, Crusader-era polities, the Ottoman empire, and the modern Middle East, thus demonstrating the importance of the past in understanding the present"--

Art, Byzantine. --- Islamic art.

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Art, Iranian. --- Islamic art --- Iranian art

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"One of the most remarkable artistic achievements of the Mughal Empire was the emergence in the early seventeenth century of portraits of identifiable individuals, unprecedented in both South Asia and the Islamic world. Appearing at a time of increasing contact between Europe and Asia, portraits from the reigns of the great Mughal emperor-patrons Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan are among the best-known paintings produced in South Asia. In the following centuries portraiture became more widespread in the visual culture of South Asia, especially in the rich and varied traditions of painting, but also in sculpture and later prints and photography. This collection seeks to understand the intended purpose of a range of portrait traditions in South Asia and how their style, setting and representation may have advanced a range of aesthetic, social and political functions. The chapters range across a wide historical period, exploring ideals of portraiture in Sanskrit and Persian literature, the emergence and political symbolism of Mughal portraiture, through to the paintings of the Rajput courts, sculpture in Tamil temples and the transformation of portraiture in colonial north India and post-independence Pakistan. This specially commissioned collection of studies from a strong list of established scholars and rising stars makes a significant contribution to South Asian history, art and visual culture."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Islamic art --- Painting, Mogul Empire --- History. --- Influence.

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Der vorliegende Band untersucht die faszinierende und immer noch wenig bekannte orientalisierende Architektur der Schweiz. Die in fünf thematischen Sektionen gegliederten Beiträge stellen bislang unveröffentlichtes Material vor und diskutieren die Rezeption islamischer Kunst und Architektur in den unterschiedlichen Landesregionen anhand ausgewählter Fallstudien aus dem 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhundert. Im Vordergrund stehen dabei Fragen nach der Entstehung und Funktion orientalisierender Interieurs, der Beziehung von Architektur und religiöser Identität, der lokalen und globalen Rezeption des neo-maurischen Stils, sowie der Bedeutung des Orients für nationale Ausstellungen und die dekorativen Künste. Die insgesamt fünfzehn Beiträge des zweisprachigen Sammelbandes (deutsch/französisch) zeigen nicht nur die Relevanz des künstlerischen Phänomens für die Schweiz, sondern auch für den größeren europäischen Kontext auf und sollen zur Revalorisierung dieses wichtigen Denkmalbestandes beitragen. Ce volume examine le phénomène fascinant et encore méconnu de l'architecture orientalisante de Suisse. Organisées en cinq sections thématiques, les contributions documentent de façon largement inédite la réception de l'art et de l'architecture islamiques dans plusieurs régions du pays, à travers une sélection d'études de cas allant du 19e siècle au début du 20e siècle. L'accent est mis sur les questions touchant aux intérieurs orientalisants, à l'architecture et à l'identité religieuse, à la réception locale et globale du style néo-mauresque, ainsi qu'à la place tenue par l'Orient dans les expositions et les arts décoratifs. Les quinze contributions de cette anthologie bilingue (allemand/français) démontrent non seulement l'importance de ce phénomène artistique en Suisse, mais élargissent également la réflexion au contexte européen, pour contribuer à revaloriser ce remarquable patrimoine architectural. This book examines the fascinating and neglected history of Oriental-style architecture in Switzerland. Based largely on unpublished case studies from the 19th and 20th century, the essays examine the reception of Islamic art and architecture in the various Swiss regions. They illustrate the relevance of this artistic phenomenon in Switzerland and in the larger context of Europe as a whole.

Architecture --- Aesthetics. --- Islam. --- Islamic art. --- Switzerland. --- architecture.