The Mediation of Ornament

By:

Oleg Grabar

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Bollingen Series

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How ornamentation enables a direct and immediate encounter between viewers and art objects Based on universal motifs, ornamentation occurs in many artistic traditions, though it reaches its most expressive, tangible, and unique form in the art of the Islamic world. The Mediation of Ornament shares a veteran art historian’s love for the sheer sensuality of Islamic ornamentation, but also uses this art to show how ornament serves as a consistent intermediary between viewers and artistic works from all cultures and periods. Oleg Grabar analyzes early and medieval Islamic objects, ranging from frontispieces in Yemen to tilework in the Alhambra, and compares them to Western examples, treating all pieces as testimony of the work, life, thought, and emotion experienced in one society. The Mediation of Ornament is essential reading for admirers of Islamic art and anyone interested in the ways of perceiving and understanding the arts more broadly.

Author Biography:

Oleg Grabar (1929–2011) was a professor in the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and was for many years the Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Art at Harvard University. His many books include The Alhambra, The Formation of Islamic Art, and The Great Mosque of Isfahan.

Release date Australia

August 15th, 2023

Author

Oleg Grabar

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Pages

336

Series

Bollingen Series

ISBN-13

9780691252766

Product ID

36598516

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