Baer, Eva. The Human Figure in Islamic Art: Inheritances and Islamic Transformations.(Book review) From: Journal of Third World Studies | Date: March 22, 2007| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2007 Association of Third World Studies, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Baer, Eva. The Human Figure in Islamic Art: Inheritances and Islamic Transformations. Costa Mesa: Mazda Publishers, 2004. 96 pp.

In five brief chapters, the author discusses various aspects of the human figure in "Islamic Art;" dividing her subject matter geographically and historically. A first chapter deals with the "Arab world," from early Umayyad times to the Fatimids in Egypt, and includes a discussion of the Umayyad Caliphate of al-Andalus and the subsequent Ta'ifa period. The second chapter deals with the Persian World, and includes discussions on the Timurid, Safavid, ...