Masterpieces from the Department of Islamic Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art / edited by Maryam D. Ekhtiar [and others].

Author/creator Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Other author Ekhtiar, Maryam.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Metropolitan Museum of Art ; New Haven [Conn.] : Distributed by Yale University Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxiii, 431 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 29 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)--Catalogs.
Islamic art--Catalogs.
Art--New York (State). --New York. --Catalogs.

Contents Building a collection of Islamic art at the Metropolitan Museum, 1870-2011 / Priscilla P. Soucek -- A century of installations : a photo essay / Rebecca Meriwether Lindsay -- The new Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia / Navina Najat Haidar -- Art of the early caliphates (7th to 10th centuries) / Maryam D. Ekhtiar -- Art of Spain, North Africa, and the Western Mediterranean / Olga Bush -- Art of the Eastern Islamic lands (9th to 14th centuries) / Priscilla P. Soucek -- Art of Egypt and Syria (10th to 16th centuries) / Stefano Carboni -- Art of Iran and Central Asia (15th to 19th centuries) / Sheila R. Canby -- Art of the Ottoman Court / Walter B. Denny -- Art of South Asia (14th to 19th centuries) / Navina Najat Haidar.
Abstract This book explores the great diversity and range of Islamic culture through one of the finest collections in the world. Published to coincide with the historic reopening of the galleries of the Metropolitan Museum's Islamic Art Department, it presents nearly three hundred masterworks created in the rich tradition of the Islamic faith and culture. The Metropolitan's renowned holdings range chronologically from the origins of Islam in the 7th century through the 19th century, and geographically from as far west as Spain to as far east as Southeast Asia.
General notePublished in conjunction with the reopening of the Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia on November 1, 2011.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formKatalog.
Genre/formCatalogs.
LCCN 2011036395
ISBN9781588394347 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
ISBN1588394344 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
ISBN9781588394354 (pbk. ; Metropolitan Museum of Art)
ISBN1588394352 (pbk. ; Metropolitan Museum of Art)
ISBN9780300175851 (Yale University Press)
ISBN030017585X (Yale University Press)

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Joyner General Stacks N6263.N4 M47 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold