THE ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF ISLAM 1250-1800

Discover the fascinating world of Islamic art and architecture from 1250 to 1800. This richly illustrated book by Sheila S. Blair and Jonathan M. Bloom takes you on a journey through the diverse regions of the Islamic world, from Andalusia and Morocco to Northern India. Explore the unique styles and iconographies that developed during this period, while maintaining traditional aesthetic canons.

• Richly illustrated and excellently documented
• Presents architecture, book art, and artistic crafts
• Covers regions from Andalusia to Northern India
• Analyzes the period from the mid-13th century to the early 19th century
• Shows the decline of the dominance of Muslim-Arabic art
• Presents the flourishing of Muslim-Persian and Turkish art
• Describes artistic activities in a historical and cultural context

This book is the second part of the history of Islamic art published in Poland, continuing the work The Art and Architecture of Islam 650-1250. The authors analyze the era, dividing it into two periods: from 1250 to 1500, marked by the Mongol invasions, and from 1500 to 1800, characterized by the development of Islamic art under the patronage of the Persian Safavid shahs and the Turkish Ottoman sultans. The event that concludes this period is Napoleon's invasion of Egypt.

Sheila S. Blair specializes in the art of Muslim Iran and Central Asia, with particular emphasis on Persian miniature painting in Shahnameh manuscripts. Her research also includes epigraphy, the art of Arabic calligraphy, and the art of ornament in Islam. Jonathan M. Bloom has devoted many works to the art of North African countries, including Ifriqiya in the time of the Aghlabids and Egypt during the reign of the Fatimids and Mamluks. He also studied the manuscripts of the so-called blue Qurans and the Shahnameh books, copied in Iran during the reign of the Qajars in the 19th century.

The authors, Sheila S. Blair and Jonathan M. Bloom, associated with the Norma Jean Calderwood Chair of Islamic and Asian Art at Boston College, are valued researchers for their expertise and numerous scientific and popular science works in the field of architecture and art of Islam. Their work is a valuable source of knowledge for anyone interested in the history and culture of the Islamic world.

The Academic Publishing House DIALOG presents this richly illustrated publication in paperback, with 364 pages. The book format is 218x293 mm, which allows you to fully appreciate the beauty of the presented works of art. The year of publication is 2012.