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  • Introduction to Sufi Doctrine

    by Titus Burckhardt ...
    Titus Burckhardt''s masterpiece, Introduction to Sufi Doctrine, explores the essence of Islamic mysticism, or Sufism, presenting its central doctrines and methods to a Western audience in a highly intelligible form. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • A Living Islamic City

    Fez and Its Preservation

    by Titus Burckhardt ...
    Translated by Jane Casewit ...
    The Moroccan city of Fez, founded in the ninth century CE, is one of the most precious urban jewels of Islamic civilization. For more than 40 years Titus Burckhardt worked to document and preserve the artistic and architectural heritage of Fez in particular and Morocco in general. These newly translated lectures, delivered while Burckhardt was living and working in Fez, explore how the historic ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Foundations of Oriental Art & Symbolism

    by Titus Burckhardt ...
    This fascinating edited collection of art historian Titus Burckhardt''s most important writings on Hindu, Buddhist, and Taoist art is lavishly illustrated with 140 superb examples of Oriental art, architecture, statuary, and painting. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Foundations of Christian Art

    by Titus Burckhardt ...
    Titus Burckhardt was a renowned expert on the art of traditional worlds. This book takes the reader through the history of Christian art, focusing especially upon architecture, iconography, and illumination. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Art of Islam, Language and Meaning

    by Titus Burckhardt ...
    Known as an expert on Islam, Sufism, and Islamic arts & crafts, Burckhardt presents in-depth analyses of seminal examples of Islamic architecture, from Spain and Morocco to Persia and India. He examines Koranic calligraphy and illumination, arabesque, carpets and rugs, Persian miniatures, and much more while making illuminating comparisons with Christian, Hindu, and Buddhist art. Beautifully ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • The Classical Age of Islam

    by Marshall G.S. Hodgson ...
    Series Book 1 - The Venture of Islam: Conscience and History in a World Civilization
    First in the comprehensive, three-volume history of Islamic culture and religion from the award-winning scholar and world historian."This is a nonpareil work, not only because of its command of its subject but also because it demonstrates how, ideally, history should be written." — The New YorkerThe Venture of Islam has been honored as a magisterial work of the mind since its publication in early ... Read more

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  • Colour, Light and Wonder in Islamic Art

    by Idries Trevathan ...
    The experience of colour in Islamic visual culture has historically been overlooked. In this new approach, Idries Trevathan examines the language of colour in Islamic art and architecture in dialogue with its aesthetic contexts, offering insights into the pre-modern Muslim experience of interpreting colour. The seventeenth-century Shah Mosque in Isfahan, Iran, represents one of the finest examples ... Read more

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  • Islamic Art, Literature, and Culture

    by Kathleen Kuiper ...
    Series series The Islamic World
    The many followers of Islam are spread around the globe from traditional lands in the Middle East and parts of Africa to metropolitan European cities. This extremely varied group of people nevertheless shares a distinct and rich style of arts, architecture, poetry, epic literature, painting, and philosophy. This book follows the intriguing history of Islamic arts and literature through the ages ... Read more

    $33.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Islamic Art and Architecture

    by Peter Osier ...
    Series series The Britannica Guide to Islam
    The Islamic world has a rich artistic tradition, with particular strengths in calligraphy, illuminated manuscripts, architecture, and the decorative arts. This reference traces the development of Islamic art and architecture from the Umayyad dynasty to the present day. Readers will learn about the art of the Fatimids, Seljuqs, Mamluks, Mongols, Ottomans, Safavids, Mughals, and more. Eye-catching ... Read more

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  • Muthanna/Mirror Writing in Islamic Calligraphy

    History, Theory, and Aesthetics

    by Esra Akin-Kivanç ...
    Muthanna, also known as mirror writing, is a compelling style of Islamic calligraphy composed of a source text and its mirror image placed symmetrically on a horizontal or vertical axis. This style elaborates on various scripts such as Kufic, naskh, and muhaqqaq through compositional arrangements, including doubling, superimposing, and stacking. Muthanna is found in diverse media, ranging from ... Read more

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  • Biruni

    by George Malagaris ...
    Series series Makers of Islamic Civilization
    Abu al-Rayhan al-Biruni (973–1048) was a brilliant polymath who wrote on diverse subjects in the natural and human sciences, including calendars, history, geography, astronomy, Indology, mineralogy, and pharmacology. Born in Khwarazm, he lived in various places in Central Asia, Iran, and medieval Afghanistan. His fortunes came to be closely linked with the Ghaznavid dynasty at its apogee, during ... Read more

    $18.99 USD