| Pattern and Light: The Aga Khan Museum Contributor(s): Kim, Henry S. (Preface by), Jodidio, Philip (Text by (Art, Photo Books)), Kana'an, Ruba (Text by (Art, Photo Books)) |
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ISBN: 0847844293 ISBN-13: 9780847844296 Publisher: Skira Rizzoli OUR PRICE: $45.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Middle Eastern - Art | Museum Studies - Art | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General |
| Dewey: 709 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 9.8" W x 11.2" (3.00 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An introduction to 1,400 years of Islamic art and culture as seen through the stunning and diverse masterpieces of the new Aga Khan Museum. Opening in 2014 in Toronto, the Aga Khan Museum will be a showplace for Islamic art and culture unlike anything in the Western Hemisphere. This richly illustrated volume features the new museum and park complex and more than one hundred rare treasures from one of the most important collections of Islamic art and objects in the world, assembled by His Highness the Aga Khan and his family. Masterpieces of design, texture, and artistry created from 600 AD to the 1800s in Spain, North Africa, Turkey, the Middle East, Iran, Central Asia, India, and China, the works include radiant illuminations and calligraphy; marvels in ivory, wood, glass, and metal; and exquisite paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and textiles. |