ISLAMIC ART.

From: The Middle East | Date: February 1, 1998 | Copyright information

ISLAMIC ART

Written by Robert Irwin 217 illustrations, 118 in colour, 3 maps Published by Laurence King PB: ISBN 1-85669-093-8 12.95 [pounds sterling]

By comparison with books on politics, economics, and religion, studies of Islamic art are somewhat rare. Even more rare are books about Islamic art which are broad enough to engage the rank beginner while detailed enough to satisfy the connoisseur. But Robert Irwin's Islamic Art manages to achieve that balance and does so in a book that is beautifully illustrated, well-sourced and precisely written. As Irwin notes in his ...

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