Portland Public Library

Masterpieces from the Department of Islamic Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, edited by Maryam D. Ekhtiar [and others]

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Masterpieces from the Department of Islamic Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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edited by Maryam D. Ekhtiar [and others]

This book explores the great diversity and range of Islamic culture through one of the finest collections in the world. Published to coincide with the historic reopening of the galleries of the Metropolitan Museum's Islamic Art Department, it presents nearly three hundred masterworks created in the rich tradition of the Islamic faith and culture. The Metropolitan's renowned holdings range chronologically from the origins of Islam in the 7th century through the 19th century, and geographically from as far west as Spain to as far east as Southeast Asia

Introduction -- Building a collection of Islamic art at the Metropolitan Museum, 1870-2011 / Priscilla P. Soucek -- A century of installations : a photo essay / Rebecca Meriwether Lindsay -- The new Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia / Navina Najat Haidar -- Art of the early caliphates (7th to 10th centuries) / Maryam D. Ekhtiar -- Art of Spain, North Africa, and the Western Mediterranean / Olga Bush -- Art of the Eastern Islamic lands (9th to 14th centuries) / Priscilla P. Soucek -- Art of Egypt and Syria (10th to 16th centuries) / Stefano Carboni -- Art of Iran and Central Asia (15th to 19th centuries) / Sheila R. Canby -- Art of the Ottoman Court / Walter B. Denny -- Art of South Asia (14th to 19th centuries) / Navina Najat Haida