And Diverse Are Their Hues: Color in Islamic Art and Culture (Biennial Hamad Bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art) - Hardcover

Jonathan M. Bloom; Sheila S. Blair

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300175728 ISBN 13: 9780300175721

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2011

Synopsis

The Koran uses the phrase 'and diverse are their hues' to describe the glorious chromatic variety of God's creation. Colour has always been an important signifier in Islamic art, and its uses have encompassed the practical as well as the mystical and poetic. This comprehensive volume is the first to analyze the use of colour in Islamic art and architecture from a range of artistic and cultural perspectives. A prestigious team of international scholars discusses the applications and implications of colour in Islamic cultures from medieval to modern times and from Central Asia to Spain and beyond. They look at art, architecture, literature, philosophy, mysticism, optics and conservation studies. Amply and vividly illustrated, 'And Diverse Are Their Hues' is also a remarkable visual resource for Islamic carpets, ceramic tiles, manuscripts, gardens and buildings.

About this title

About the Author:

Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair share the Hamad bin Khalifa Endowed Chair of Islamic Art at Virginia Commonwealth University and the Norma Jean Calderwood University Professorship in Islamic and Asian Art at Boston College.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0300175728
• ISBN 13: 9780300175721
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 408
• Editor: Jonathan M. Bloom, Sheila S. Blair