Dodds, Jerrilynn. Al-Andalus : The Art of Islamic Spain.

Description: Dodds, Jerrilynn. Al-Andalus : The Art of Islamic Spain. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1992. Ex-lib, usual lib markings in very good dust-jacket. Hardcover in DJ. Quarto 432 pp 373 illustrations/324 in full-color 24 plans, 4 maps First publication in over 40 years to study art and architecture of al-Andalus in depth. Catalogue of major exhibition at Alhambra in Granada and Metropoltan in New York. "The lavishly illustrated essays and catalogue entries present the full spectrum of the art of al-Andalus: intricately carved ivories, metalwork, ceramics, luxurious textiles, jewelry, arms, marble capitals, stucco panels, and tiles, as well as major monuments of religious and secular architecture such as the Great Mosque of Cordoba, the palace city of Madinat al-Zahra, and the Alhambra. The texts unfold chronologically to trace the brilliant architecture and courtly arts of the Umayyad caliphate, the refined and original accomplishments of the succeeding Taifa kingdoms, the more rigorous contributions of the Almoravids and Almohads who followed, and, finally, the opulent palaces and objects created for the Nasrids of Granada, the last Muslim dynasty in Spain. The essays are broad and synthetic in nature, creating cultural and artistic contexts for the objects that are discussed in detail in the 136 catalogue entries. Some authors interpret the relationship between patrons and works of art; others illuminate the architectural surroundings in which the objects existed as well as the meanings inherent in the pieces themselves."

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