The Transformation of Islamic Art During the Sunni Revival

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Title

The Transformation of Islamic Art During the Sunni Revival

Description

"The transformation of Islamic architecture and ornament during the eleventh and twelfth centuries signaled profound cultural changes in the Islamic world. Yasser Tabbaa explores with exemplary lucidity the geometric techniques that facilitated this transformation, and investigates the cultural processes by which meaning was produced within the new forms. Iran, Iraq, and Syria saw the development of proportional calligraphy, vegetal and geometric arabesque, muqarnas (stalactite) vaulting, and other devices that became defining features of medieval Islamic architecture.

Ultimately, the forms and themes described in this book shaped the development of Mamluk architecture in Egypt and Syria, and by extension, the entire course of North African and Andalusian architecture as well."--Jacket.

Creator

Yasser Tabbaa

Publisher

Seattle : University of Washington Press

Relation

Series: Publications on the Near East, University of Washington

Table Of Contents

1. The Sunni Revival -- 2. The Transformation of Qur'anic Writing -- 3. The Public Text -- 4. The Girih Mode: Vegetal and Geometric Arabesque -- 5. Muqarnas Vaulting and Ash'ari Occasionalism -- 6. Stone Muqarnas and Other Special Devices -- 7. The Mediation of Symbolic Forms.

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Book

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Citation

Yasser Tabbaa , “The Transformation of Islamic Art During the Sunni Revival,” Humanities Hub, accessed October 7, 2024, https://humanitieshub.sdsu.edu/omeka/items/show/1156.