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Bas?j, AEmad-Ri»?

494. Falsafi-yi Hunar [The Philosophy of Art], Shahr-i Kurd: Mur?d, 1st Edition / 5000 copies,
396 pages, Farsi, 24x17 cm (pbk), References: 387-396, Bibliography:
In the footnotes, Indices: Quranic Verses, Œad?ths, Poems, and Terms.

ISBN: 964-9260-3-7

ID: B26598

2 Philosophy of Art (Art); Art - General Principles - Comparative and Theoretical Issues - Spiritual Aspects (Art); Aesthetics - In the Qur'an and Œad?th (Art)

? It is an examination of the philosophy of art and esthetics in Islam. It is based on an analytical method and makes use of the Qur'an, Œad?th, fiqh? sources, Islamic and Western philosophical works, and the poetic works of such poets as Mawlaw? and Œ?fi?. This is the first independent book on the subject of the philosophy of art in Islam. Unlike the Western discussions of esthetics, the work pays particular attention to the status of man in the universe and his virtues and characteristics. The book’s topics include: the meaning, origin, and nature of art; the hierarchy of creatures; the existential levels of man; sensible and intellectual beauties; the relativity of beauty; goodness and perfection; the highest and purest beauty; the meaning of divine beauty; the truth of arts from various perspectives, including
the fourfold causes; the link between

mysticism, art, and philosophy; the link between religion and art; the examination of seven art forms (poetry and fiction, music, calligraphy, architecture, sculpture, painting, theater and cinema) and their philosophical foundations; the overarching present duty in standing up to cultural invasion.

Bourgoin, Jules

495. Arabic Geometrical Pattern and Design, U.S.A.: Kazi Publications, 189 pages, English, pbk.

LC: NK1270 .B613

Dewey: 745.4/49/17671

ID: B23246

2 Architecture - Ornamental Inscriptions (Art)

? It contains 190 examples exhibiting the wide range of Islamic geometrical art: hexagon, octagon, dodecagon, designs, combinations of the stars and rosettes, combinations of squares and octagons, heptagon designs and pentagon designs. These fundamental shapes give rise to hundreds of different designs, and merely altering an angle or curving a straight line can create an entirely pattern. The book is based on a descriptive method.

Critchlow, Keith

496. Islamic Patterns: an analytical and cosmological approach, U.S.A.: Kazi Publications, 192 pages, English, pbk.

LC: N6260 .C7

Dewey: 745.4/4917671 21

ID: B23238

2 Art - General Principles - Comparative and Theoretical Issues - Spiritual Aspects (Art); Art - General Principles - Catalogs (Art); Architecture - Ornamental Inscriptions (Art)

? It examines the reflections and longevity of classical principles of cosmology in the Islamic art. It elaborates the link between the patterns of Islamic art and religious geometry. The book does a good job at illustrating the spiritual dimensions of Islamic art. The topics include: 150 colors in the illustration of Islamic patterns, the role of Islamic patterns and colors in the transportation form their exoteric to their spiritual dimensions and hidden reality.

Gul? Zav?rih, Ghul?m-Ri»? (1958- )

497. Kand wa K?v? dar Ta`ziyah wa Ta`ziyah-Kh?n? [A Look at Ta`zayih and Ta`ziyah-Kh?n?], Mihr?s, 1st Edition / 3000 copies,
148 pages, Farsi, 19x13 cm (pbk), Bibliography: In the footnotes, Drawings: 33, Pictures: On different pages and at the end of the book, Documents: On different pages.

ISBN: 964-92860-6-3

ID: B26664

2 Ta`ziah - History (Art); Ta`ziah and Dramas - History (Biography); Ta`ziah and Dramas - Analysis and Criticism (Biography)

? It examines the rise and development of ta`ziyah (passion play) in Iran, and elaborates its importance and virtues. The book is aimed at the preservation of this tradition and its safeguarding from distortions and shortcomings. The author begins by elaborating the philosophy behind this art-form and the benefits of mourning the Ahl al-Baty (`a). He goes on to discuss the origins of ta`ziyah and its major composers and collections. He continues by drawing distinctions between the genuine ta`ziyah and other forms of elegies, and discusses the latter’s literary and artistic aspects. He also discusses the sources of ta`ziyah and its influences from other forms of elegy, and examines the distortions which have crept into it over the years.

Nasr, Seyyed Hossein (1933- )

498. Islamic Art and Spirituality, U.S.A: Kazi Publications, English.

ID: B23233

2 Art - General Principles - Comparative and Theoretical Issues - Spiritual Aspects (Art)

? It discusses the spiritual foundations of Islamic art and its role in the Muslims’ individual and social life. The author’s aim is to fathom the inner reality of Islamic art. The book’s topics include: natural sciences and the inward reality of objects; the foundation of Islamic art; the independence of Islamic art from the outward manifestations of objects; the examination of various branches of art such as calligraphy, painting, music, and visual arts;
the spiritual effect of art in thinking about God.

Nasr, Seyyed Hossein; Michaud, Roland (Photographer)

_ Islamic Science: an illustrated study (# 492)

Art - General Principles - Encyclopedias

Q?»?, Œasan

_ Housing in Islam: a research on housing according to the Qur'an and the Infallible Imams' sayings (# 115)

Building

Stephen, Vernoit

499. Discovering Islamic Art: scholars, collectors and collections, 1850-1950, London:
I.B. Tauris, 218 pages, English,
24x17 cm.

ISBN: 1860645348

ID: B62510

2 Art - General Principles - Catalogs (Art); Art - General Principles - History (Art)

? The book is a collection of essays. Essays from 2-10 are based on papers that were delivered at the conference entitled “the History of Islamic Art History”. Collectors, collections and scholars, 1850-1950, held on 18-19 October 1996 at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London . The overview of the

history of scholarship and collecting, with which the book begins, is divided into nine sections. It serves as an introductory survey to the period i.e. preliminary enquiries, formation of collections, Islamic art at the international exhibitions, museums and libraries, the commercial arena, the growth of scholarship and the inter-war years, and 2nd world war aftermath. They focus attention mainly to the role of colonial administrations in this field. They mention: collecting of Islamic art in Russia, cultural administration in French North Africa, collecting Mongol art at Victoria and Albert Museum, the acquisition of Persian and Turkish carpets by the South Kensington Museum, and so on.