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Item Number: 130841
Title: Early Capitals of Islamic Culture : The Art and Culture of Umayyad Damascus and Abbasid Baghdad (650 - 950)
Author: Al-Khamis, Ulrike ; Stefan Weber
Price: Not Available
ISBN: 9783777422442
Description: Munich: Hirmer, 2014. 26cm., hardcover, 96pp., 107 color illus. English-Arabic text. Exhibition catalogue. Summary: Early Capitals of Islamic Culture reproduces archaeological materials and selected masterpieces from the first centuries of Islam that, together, chart the transition from pre-Islamic to Islamic culture. Showing how ancient techniques and aesthetic practices were adapted simultaneous with the appearance of bold new innovations, the book provides deep insights into this fascinating period of art and cultural history. Published to accompany a major joint exhibition of the Sharjah Museums Department of the United Arab Emirates and the State Museums of Berlin, which hold a particularly rich collection of early Islamic art and artifacts and have among their aims the raising of public awareness about the achievements of early Islamic culture, the publication of Early Capitals of Islamic Culture also celebrates Sharjah’s recognition as Islamic cultural capital for 2014.
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