| ISBN |
0890901864 (pbk.) |
| 9780890901861 (pbk.) |
| Title |
Arts of Islamic lands : selections from the al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait / Giovanni Curatola and Salam Kaoukji ; with an introduction by Aimée Froom |
| Publisher |
Houston, TX : Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2016 |
| Physical desc. |
176 p. ; col. ill., col. map ; 30 cm. |
| Note |
Published to coincide with an exhibition held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. |
| Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 176). |
| Contents |
Introduction / Aimée Froom -- Catalogue entries / Giovanni Curatola and Salam Kaokji. The art of Islamic civilization -- Religion: the Qur'an; the sacred in daily life -- The early period: evolution in styles, 8th-11th century; Islamic jewelry; the game of chess -- The medieval period: continuity and consolidation of styles, 12-15th century; geometry; science -- The great empires: the Ottoman Empire, early 14th century-early 20th century; the Safavid Empire, 1501-1732; the Deccan Sultanates, mid-14th century-17th century; the Mughals, 1526-1858 -- Arms and armor -- Jewels and precious objects from the Indian courts. |
| Corporate name |
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston -- Exhibitions |
| Majmūʻat al-Ṣabāḥ (Kuwait, Kuwait) -- Exhibitions |
| Subject |
Qurʼan -- Manuscripts -- Exhibitions |
| Islamic art -- Exhibitions |
| Islamic decorative arts -- Exhibitions |
| Islamic art objects -- Exhibitions |
| Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts -- Exhibitions |
| Added name(s) |
Curatola, Giovanni |
| Kaoukji, Salam |
| Froom, Aimée |
| Added name(s) - Corporate |
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston |
| Majmūʻat al-Ṣabāḥ (Kuwait, Kuwait) |
