Islamic Tiles

Author : Venetia Porter
Publisher : British museum Press
ISBN 13 : 9780714114569
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Islamic Tiles written by Venetia Porter and published by British museum Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concise introduction to the tilework produced across the Islamic world from the 9th to the 19th century

Author : Roland Michaud
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Design and Color in Islamic Architecture written by Roland Michaud and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Barry's text draws on a wealth of historical, technical and iconographic information to illuminate the history and meaning of these remarkable decorations.

Author : Gérard Degeorge
Publisher : Flammarion-Pere Castor
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art of the Islamic Tile written by Gérard Degeorge and published by Flammarion-Pere Castor. This book was released on 2002 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive overview of Islamic architectural decoration in all its diversity from a vast geographical area: not only the Middle East, but also Spain, northern Africa, Turkey, Iran and the Indian subcontinent.

Author : Venetia Porter
Publisher : Interlink Publishing Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Islamic Tiles written by Venetia Porter and published by Interlink Publishing Group. This book was released on 1995 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ceramic tiles have been produced for over a thousand years in the heartlands of the Islamic world, from Iraq in the ninth century to Turkey in the nineteenth. Superb color photographs and informative text make this book a treasure for anyone interested in art and design.

Author : Andrew Petersen
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415060844
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Islamic Architecture written by Andrew Petersen and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary provides a range of artistic, archaeological, cultural, technical and biographical data for the entire geographical and chronological spread of Islamic architecture.

Author : Hans Van Lemmen
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
ISBN 13 : 1588343987
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 5000 Years of Tiles written by Hans Van Lemmen and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, full-color exploration of tile art and production worldwide, from earliest times to the present day. The book is both an authoritative work of reference and a visual delight, ranging from ancient Greece, where the first fired roof tiles date from as early as the third millennium BC, to twentieth-century Mexico. Along the way we encounter stunning examples of the tiler's art: the enormous English medieval floor pavements from Byland Abbey and Clarendon Palace; figural tiles from China, intended to adorn roofs and ward off evil; the famous Iznik tiles from the Islamic world, with their richly decorative patterns; the highly stylised ceramic tiles of the Arts and Crafts movement; and the tiles created by some of the finest ceramic artists and potters of the twenty-first century. Placing the tiles firmly in their historical and cultural context, the book highlights both continuity and diversity, the dissemination of techniques and designs, and how tile art in one time and place has inspired and rejuvenated those in others. Tiles are also studied in terms of function as well as form, and the full range of architectural and practical purposes for which they have been used - from floors to roofs, stoves to bathrooms, cathedrals to metro stations - will be explored, along with the various techniques employed to create such versatile pieces. 5000 Years of Tiles is the essential, most comprehensive single volume for anyone interested in the ceramic, decorative, and architectural arts.

Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Persian Tiles written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1993 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gordon Lang
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811842358
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 1000 TILES written by Gordon Lang and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gülru Neci̇poğlu
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004173277
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Frontiers of Islamic Art and Architecture written by Gülru Neci̇poğlu and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Muqarnas" is sponsored by The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. In "Muqarnas" articles are being published on all aspects of Islamic visual culture, historical and contemporary, as well as articles dealing with unpublished textual primary sources.

Author : S. Hernandez
Publisher : WIT Press
ISBN 13 : 1784664758
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Islamic Heritage Architecture IV written by S. Hernandez and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2022-09-13 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Islamic architecture has enriched design with a wide variety of structural shapes, including among others, unique arches, a wide variety of vaults and domes, which allow for new forms to be developed. This volume deals with the design of many types of buildings in Islamic countries, including not only the better known public buildings like mosques, mausoleums, citadels and forts, but also houses and gardens, engineering works such as bridges and dams, irrigation systems and many others which have also had a profound impact on society. There is much to learn from past experiences to arrive at solutions that are environmentally sound and sustainable in the long term. As conventional energy resources become scarce, the Islamic design heritage can offer invaluable lessons on how to deal in an efficient manner with cases of hard and extreme environments. Traditional architecture and urban environments in most Islamic countries are now being eroded by overemphasis on a global type of architecture and city planning. Consequently, many regions are losing their identity. The included research reviews these developments in the light of what the classical Islamic urban designs and architectures have to offer modern society.