Art

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· This section includes topics relating to Islamic art such as calligraphy and the history of its development.

Piotrovsky, Mikhail Borisovich; Vrieze, John

495. Earthly Beauty, Heavenly Art: Art of Islam, Amsterdam & London: Lund Humphries, 311 pages, English, 32x20 cm (hbk).

ISBN: 0853318069

LC: N6264.N4 A484

ID: B61482

$ Catalogue of Exhibition Held in De Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, 16 December 1999 to 24 April 2000. Translated From the Dutch & Russian.

2 Art - General Principles - Catalogsº Art - General Principles - Comparative and Theoretical Issues - Fundamentalsº Comparative and Theoretical Issues - Characteristics

 It is a catalogue which published to coincide with the exhibition 'Earthly beauty, heavenly art, The art of Islam', held in De Nieuwi Kerk, Amsterdam, from 16 December 1999 to 24 April 2000. Many museums and collectors contributed in the exhibition. It is for presenting Islam to most of the Western Europeans, who knows very little about it, through the powerful voice of Islamic art. The book shows how Islam with all its splendid diversity, is one of the religious foundations upon which our global culture is built. The catalogue consists of 2 parts. The first is divided into 7
chapters, preceded by an introduction about the Enigma of Islamic art. While the second part falls into 8 topics. From the chapters and topics included are: Monotheism and Ornamentation, Iconoclasm, the Qur'an as source of all inspiration, the mosque, Pilgrimages, Islamic mysticism, the palace, the mausoleum, and Garden and Paradise.

Qar»ªwÌ, Yñsuf (1926- )

496. Al-Islªm wa al-Fann [Islam and Art], Beirut: Mu'assasat al-Risªlah, 1st Edition, 131 pages, Arabic, 19x13 cm (pbk), References: In the footnotes.

ID: B23745

2 Art - General Principles - Comparative and Theoretical Issues - Quranic and ŒadÌthÌ View

 It examines Islam's views on various arts, such as music, cinema, poetry, satire, and sports. The book is based on an analytical-descriptive method, and makes use of the Qur'an, prophetic ÉadÌths, and shar`Ì opinions. His discussion of various forms of art leads the author to the conclusion that only those forms of art are prohibited by Islam that are used towards unlawful objectives. The book's topics include: lahw (amusement) and arts, ghinª' and music, painting, photography, and comedy.