The Art of Orientation: An Exploration of the Mosque Through Objects - Hardcover

Trevathan, Idries; Jalhami, Mona; MacLeod, Murdo; Mansour, Mona

 
9783777435930: The Art of Orientation: An Exploration of the Mosque Through Objects
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 3777435937 ISBN 13: 9783777435930
Publisher: Hirmer, 2021

Synopsis

The Art of Orientation explores the mosque through 125 artefacts from across the Islamic world. It employs an original and contemporary approach by incorporating essays by leading Arab and international authors, which provide a fresh interpretation of the cultural history behind the shown objects by interweaving concepts, histories and ideas.

The Publication is a tribute to the mosque and an exploration of its origins, meanings and functions through a careful selection of artifacts, including intricate and striking pulpits, prayer rugs, lamps and manuscripts. The book examines the progression from the humble mud-brick structure of the prophet’s first Mosque in Medina to the imposing stone mosques of Cairo and Istanbul. It includes contributions from a range of highly acclaimed international scholars. Personalized and insightful they present these masterpieces of Islamic Art in an entertaining and accessible way.

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About the Author

Idries Trevathan and Mona AlJalhami are curators of Islamic art at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) in Dhahran Saudi Arabia. They are responsible for bringing together the exhibition Shatr Almasjid: The Art of Orientation, which this book accompanies. Murdo MacLeod is an editorial photographer based in Scotland. Mona Mansour is an Arab-American playwright based in New York
 

From the Back Cover

The Art of Orientation explores the mosque through 125 artefacts from across the Islamic world. It employs an original and contemporary approach by incorporating essays by leading Arab and international authors, which provide a fresh interpretation of the cultural history behind the shown objects by interweaving concepts, histories and ideas.

The Publication is a tribute to the mosque and an exploration of its origins, meanings and functions through a careful selection of artifacts, including intricate and striking pulpits, prayer rugs, lamps and manuscripts. The book examines the progression from the humble mud-brick structure of the prophet’s first Mosque in Medina to the imposing stone mosques of Cairo and Istanbul. It includes contributions from a range of highly acclaimed international scholars. Personalized and insightful they present these masterpieces of Islamic Art in an entertaining and accessible way.

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Publisher
Hirmer
Publication date
2021
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3777435937
ISBN 13 
9783777435930
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
300