The Art of the Islamic Tile - Hardcover

Degeorge, Gérard; Porter, Yves

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 208010876X ISBN 13: 9782080108760

Publisher: Flammarion, 2002

Synopsis

Islamic ceramic tilework is surely one of the most magnificent forms of decorative art in the world. Through the centuries Islamic potters and craftsmen have displayed a skill and ingenuity that verge on the miraculous. From Morocco in the west to India in the east, their work adorns mosques and minarets, palaces and mausoleums, revealing an extraordinary mastery of form, function, and design. The architecture of the Islamic world represents an incontestable high point in the art of ceramic decoration, and employs an inexhaustible source of decorative motifs: from floral to figurative, from geometric to allegoric, all in sumptuous, vibrant color. The art form continues to amaze and inspire today.

This volume presents a broad panorama of Islamic architectural decoration in all it diversity, drawn from a vast area including Spain, North Africa, Turkey, Iran, and the Indian subcontinent. Sumptuous illustrations-- accompanied by a text that places each monument in its historical, architectural, and technological context-- conjure up a dazzling, magical world of fabulously decorated buildings, revealing the secrets of the techniques that made them possible.

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The ceramics of the Islamic world have penetrated far beyond their geographical origins, often in the form of household wares but also via architectural ornamentation in the form of magnificent hand-decorated tiles. The extraordinary technology developed in this decorative process is testament to the consummate skill of Islamic craftsmen. Their work, which adorns architectural monuments from Morocco to India, exhibits not only a vast array of decorative designs but also highly sophisticated techniques which are impressive even by today's standards. This book presents a comprehensive overview of Islamic architectural decoration in all its diversity from a vast geographical area: not only the Middle East, but also Spain, northern Africa, Turkey, Iran, and the Indian subcontinent. Sumptuous color illustrations, accompanied by text that places each monument in its historical, artistic, and technological context, reveal the long-hidden secrets of the techniques of tile making that made this art form possible, and draw readers into a dazzling, magical world of fabulously decorated buildings.

About this edition

• Publisher: Flammarion
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 208010876X
• ISBN 13: 9782080108760
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288