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Islamic Art: The Past and Modern

 
Nuzhat Kazmi (Author)
Synopsis

Islamic Art is a product of certain forceful factors that created a cultural milieu which was centred on the religious ethos and intellectual affinities inspired by Islam and its followers. No art can grow in isolation and nor did Islamic art. From its early manifestations to this date, it has taken from other cultural traditions and has also given to different social structures and visual languages of the world.

This book looks at the artistic output of the Islamic civilization through the centuries, from the time of its inception to its interpretations in the contemporary world. The author has brought the inclusive as well as the exclusive qualities of this great tradition of the world with the empathy and seriousness that this unique art demand.

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About the author

Nuzhat Kazmi

Born in Allahabad, Nuzhat Kazmi graduated from the University of Allahabad and did her masters in Art History from the prestigious M. S. University, Baroda. She did her M. Phil from the University of Delhi, exploring the European and Mughal interaction in representational arts. From 1990 to 1993, she was a Commonwealth scholar at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. She traveled and explored Europe; with its immense art historical institutions and sites, with a passion that has never ceased for her. Nuzhat Kazmi lives in New Delhi, where she heads the department of Art History and Art Appreciation at the Jamia Millia Islamia University.

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Bibliographic information

Title Islamic Art: The Past and Modern
Author Nuzhat Kazmi
Format Hardcover
Date published: 10.09.2009
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher Roli Books
Language: English
isbn 9788174365002
length 144p., Plates; Figures; Glossary; 29cm.