Burckhardt, Titus.
[Art de l?islam. English]
Art of Islam : language and meaning / Titus Burckhardt ; foreword by Seyyed Hossein Nasr ;
introd. by Jean-Louis Michon. ? Commemorative ed.
p. cm. ? (Sacred art in tradition)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-933316-65-9

Printed on acid-free paper in China.

Contents
Foreword by Seyyed Hossein Nasr vii
Introduction by Jean-Louis Michon ix
Preface xv
Chapter I Prologue: The Kaʿba 1
Notes to Chapter I 6
Chapter II The Birth of Islamic Art 7
1 The Second ?Revelation? 7
2 The Dome of the Rock 8
3 The Umayyads 13
4 Mshattā 15
5 The Great Umayyad Mosque at Damascus 18
Notes to Chapter II 28
Chapter III The Question of Images 29
1 Aniconism 29
2 The Persian Miniature 32
Notes to Chapter III 41
Chapter IV The Common Language of Islamic Art 43
1 Arab Art, Islamic Art 43
2 Arabic Calligraphy 52
3 The Arabesque 62
4 The Sphere and the Cube 73
5 The Alchemy of Light 80
Notes to Chapter IV 85
Chapter V Art and Liturgy 87
1 The Nature and Role of Sacred Art 87
2 The Miḥrāb 90
3 The Minbar 94
4 Tombs 96
5 The Art of Apparel 102
Notes to Chapter V 105
Chapter VI The Art of Sedentaries and Nomadic Art 107
1 Dynasties and Ethnic Groups 107
2 The Art of the Carpet 113
3 Knightly Art 122
Note to Chapter VI 124
Chapter VII Synthesis 125
1 Variety in Unity 125
2 Th e Great Mosque of Kairouan 128
3 Th e Great Mosque of Córdoba 132
4 Th e Mosque of Ibn Ṭūlūn at Cairo 138
5 Th e College Mosque of Sultan Ḥasan in Cairo 146
6 Ottoman Mosques 156
7 Th e Shāh Mosque at Iṣfahān 179
8 Th e Taj Mahal 190
Chapter VIII Th e City 199
1 Muslim Town-planning 199
2 Art and Contemplation 220
Glossary 226
List of Illustrations 229
Index 234
Acknowledgments 237
Biographical Notes 238

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