| Siculo-Arabic Ivories and Islamic Painting: 1100-1300 Contributor(s): Knipp, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3777443115 ISBN-13: 9783777443119 Publisher: Hirmer Verlag GmbH OUR PRICE: $147.51 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: 700.9 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 9.4" W x 12.4" (4.85 lbs) 340 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The brilliantly painted ivory boxes from twelfth-century Norman Sicily have long been regarded as some of the most extraordinary artifacts recovered there. Evidence of the rich and multilayered culture, these small but distinctly exotic boxes also demonstrate the Normans' fascination with Islamic culture and art. Yet despite their undeniable historical importance, the last comprehensive examination of the Sicilian ivories was published in 1939. Siculo-Arabic Ivories and Islamic Painting: 1100-1300 is the first book-length treatment devoted exclusively to the ornate ivory boxes in more than seventy years. Among the many contributors to this volume are Marianne Barrucand, Anthony Cutler, Thomas Dittelbach, Maria Vittoria Fontana, Eva Hoffman, Mat Immerzeel, David Knipp, Martina M ller-Wiener, and Mourad Rammah. |