BOOK FORMAT Hardcover, 9.25 x 11 in. / 192 pgs / 150 color.
PUBLISHING STATUS Pub Date 6/23/2015 Active
DISTRIBUTION D.A.P. Exclusive Catalog: FALL 2015 p. 153
PRODUCT DETAILS ISBN 9780878468065TRADE List Price: $45.00 CAD $60.00 GBP £29.95
AVAILABILITY In stock
TERRITORY WORLD
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Nashville, TN Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 10/09/15-01/10/16
Sarasota, FL John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 02/05/16-05/01/16
"art has long been a source of visual and intellectual pleasures and gratification in the Islamic world. Art has also been used to display wealth, status and good taste. It is not just Qur’ans that are illuminated and mosques and palaces that are exquisitely outfitted. Even everyday objects, such as drinking glasses, bowls and coats, are often rendered in luxurious materials. Beauty permeates every aspect of life and reflects the extraordinary sophistication and refinement of Islamic culture, especially Islamic court culture."
Text by Laura Weinstein, Emine Fetvaci, Marcus Fraser, Jennifer Pruitt, Rocco Rante, Yael Rice.
A celebration of the vibrant materiality of Islamic art, as expressed through 115 works of art spanning 13 centuries
Ink, Silk & Gold explores the dynamic and complex traditions of Islamic art through more than 115 works of art drawn from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Works in a range of media are reproduced in full color and exquisite detail--manuscripts inscribed with gold, paintings on silk, elaborate metalwork, intricately woven textiles, luster-painted ceramics and more. These objects, which originated within an Islamic world that ranges from Western Europe to Indonesia and across more than 13 centuries (from the 8th up to the 21st century), share a distinctive relationship to the materials they are made of: their color, shape, texture and technique of production all convey meaning. Many of the objects included are functional as well as aesthetically refined, and their histories as objects that were gifted, sold, bought, modified, collected and displayed are explored in this volume. Drawing on the latest technical information and enhanced by texts from an international team of scholars, Ink, Silk & Gold is an inviting introduction to the riches of the Islamic art collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and a window into a vibrant global culture.
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FORMAT: Hbk, 9.25 x 11 in. / 192 pgs / 150 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $45.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $60 GBP £29.95 ISBN: 9780878468065 PUBLISHER: MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston AVAILABLE: 6/23/2015 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: WORLD
Ink, Silk & Gold Islamic Art from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Published by MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Text by Laura Weinstein, Emine Fetvaci, Marcus Fraser, Jennifer Pruitt, Rocco Rante, Yael Rice.
A celebration of the vibrant materiality of Islamic art, as expressed through 115 works of art spanning 13 centuries
Ink, Silk & Gold explores the dynamic and complex traditions of Islamic art through more than 115 works of art drawn from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Works in a range of media are reproduced in full color and exquisite detail--manuscripts inscribed with gold, paintings on silk, elaborate metalwork, intricately woven textiles, luster-painted ceramics and more. These objects, which originated within an Islamic world that ranges from Western Europe to Indonesia and across more than 13 centuries (from the 8th up to the 21st century), share a distinctive relationship to the materials they are made of: their color, shape, texture and technique of production all convey meaning. Many of the objects included are functional as well as aesthetically refined, and their histories as objects that were gifted, sold, bought, modified, collected and displayed are explored in this volume.
Drawing on the latest technical information and enhanced by texts from an international team of scholars, Ink, Silk & Gold is an inviting introduction to the riches of the Islamic art collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and a window into a vibrant global culture.
