Arts of the City Victorious
Islamic Art and Architecture in Fatimid North Africa and Egypt
Bloom, Jonathan M.
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
This is the first book-length study of the art and architecture of the Fatimids, the Ismaili Shi'i dynasty that ruled in North Africa and Egypt from 909 to 1171. The Fatimids are most famous for founding the city of al-Qahira (Cairo) in 969, and their artparticularly textiles and luster ceramics, but also metalwork and carved rock-crystal, ivory and woodworkhas been admired for nearly a millennium. In this engaging and accessible book, Jonathan M. Bloom concentrates on securely dated and localized examples of Fatimid art and architecture. His discussions focus on significant examples and are illustrated with over 100 photographs, many in color, and extensive notes and bibliography provide guidance for further reading and research.
AUTHOR BIO
Jonathan Bloom shares both the Norma Jean Calderwood University Professorship of Islamic and Asian Art at Boston College and the Chair of Islamic Art at the Virginia Commonwealth University with his wife, Sheila Blair. He is the author of the award-winning book, Paper Before Print, as well as co-author of Islam: A Thousand Years of Faith and Power and The Art and Architecture of Islam, published by Yale University Press.
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0300135424
ISBN(13-digit): 9780300135428
Dewey Decimal: 709.62/0902
Library of Congress: 2007032122
Book Publisher: Yale Univ Pr
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 236
Paper Weight (lb): 3.40 lb
