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• catalog abstract "This highly unusual book gathers together the largest collection of photographs ever published of the astonishing tiled domes, minarets and walls of Islamic Asia. Michael Barry's text draws on a wealth of historical, technical and iconographic information to illuminate the history and meaning of these remarkable decorations. He traces the history of Islamic architectural tiles from their first major appearance at the end of the twelfth century as a means of protection from the weather, through their apogee in the fifteenth century which saw them perhaps at their most ornate, right up to the present day when Herat's tilemasters still perpetuate the finest medieval traditions. Beginning with a highly evocative traveller's impression of modern Afghanistan, the text combines profound historical knowledge with insight into the technical innovations that shaped the course of tile decoration in medieval Islam. In addition, in order to explore the symbolism behind the seven colors Michael Barry turns to one of the greatest medieval Persian-language poets, Nezami of Ganjeh, and his verse romance The Brides of the Seven Climes. He translates this series of tales, which are as charming and gripping as any in the Thousand and One Nights, and in his commentary provides a fascinating glimpse of the philosophical, literary and religious context for Nezami's work.".
• catalog alternative "Faiences d'azur. English".
• catalog contributor b9954103.
• catalog contributor b9954104.
• catalog contributor b9954105.
• catalog created "1996.".
• catalog date "1996".
• catalog date "1996.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
• catalog description "Hanging Gardens and Trees of Life: A Journey to Afghan Central Asia -- The Brides of the Seven Climes. The Chorasmian Princess beneath the Green Dome. The Slav Princess beneath the Red Dome. The Chinese Princess beneath the Sandalwood-coloured Dome. The Persian Princess beneath the White Dome. Shah Bahram's Winter. The Byzantine Princess beneath the Yellow Dome. Shah Bahram's Spring. The Moorish Princess beneath the Turquoise Dome. The Indian Princess beneath the Black Dome -- The Seven Walls of Ecbatana: Tile Decoration in Middle Eastern Architecture. The Babylonian and Achaemenid Background. Hellenistic Mosaics Islamized (4th Century BC-10th Century AD). The Neo-Sasanian Revival of Stucco (9th-11th Centuries). The Turco-Mongol Age and the Renaissance of Tiled Brickwork (11th-14th Centuries). Azure Classicism and its Heirs (15th-18th Centuries) -- Nezami's The Brides of the Seven Climes: The Poet and his Symbols -- Map of Western and Central Asia -- Descriptive Index of the Monuments Illustrated -- A Medieval Ceramist and his Craft -- Descriptive Index of the Miniatures Reproduced.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 308-309) and index.".
• catalog description "This highly unusual book gathers together the largest collection of photographs ever published of the astonishing tiled domes, minarets and walls of Islamic Asia. Michael Barry's text draws on a wealth of historical, technical and iconographic information to illuminate the history and meaning of these remarkable decorations. He traces the history of Islamic architectural tiles from their first major appearance at the end of the twelfth century as a means of protection from the weather, through their apogee in the fifteenth century which saw them perhaps at their most ornate, right up to the present day when Herat's tilemasters still perpetuate the finest medieval traditions. Beginning with a highly evocative traveller's impression of modern Afghanistan, the text combines profound historical knowledge with insight into the technical innovations that shaped the course of tile decoration in medieval Islam. In addition, in order to explore the symbolism behind the seven colors Michael Barry turns to one of the greatest medieval Persian-language poets, Nezami of Ganjeh, and his verse romance The Brides of the Seven Climes. He translates this series of tales, which are as charming and gripping as any in the Thousand and One Nights, and in his commentary provides a fascinating glimpse of the philosophical, literary and religious context for Nezami's work.".
• catalog extent "315 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0865659753".
• catalog issued "1996".
• catalog issued "1996.".
• catalog language "eng fre".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : Vendome Press,".
• catalog spatial "Asia.".
• catalog subject "738.6/0917/671 20".
• catalog subject "Color in architecture Asia.".
• catalog subject "Decoration and ornament, Architectural Asia.".
• catalog subject "Islamic architecture Asia.".
• catalog subject "Islamic tiles Asia.".
• catalog subject "NK4670.7.A78 M5313 1996".
• catalog subject "Tiles Asia.".
• catalog subject "Tiles, Islamic Asia.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Hanging Gardens and Trees of Life: A Journey to Afghan Central Asia -- The Brides of the Seven Climes. The Chorasmian Princess beneath the Green Dome. The Slav Princess beneath the Red Dome. The Chinese Princess beneath the Sandalwood-coloured Dome. The Persian Princess beneath the White Dome. Shah Bahram's Winter. The Byzantine Princess beneath the Yellow Dome. Shah Bahram's Spring. The Moorish Princess beneath the Turquoise Dome. The Indian Princess beneath the Black Dome -- The Seven Walls of Ecbatana: Tile Decoration in Middle Eastern Architecture. The Babylonian and Achaemenid Background. Hellenistic Mosaics Islamized (4th Century BC-10th Century AD). The Neo-Sasanian Revival of Stucco (9th-11th Centuries). The Turco-Mongol Age and the Renaissance of Tiled Brickwork (11th-14th Centuries). Azure Classicism and its Heirs (15th-18th Centuries) -- Nezami's The Brides of the Seven Climes: The Poet and his Symbols -- Map of Western and Central Asia -- Descriptive Index of the Monuments Illustrated -- A Medieval Ceramist and his Craft -- Descriptive Index of the Miniatures Reproduced.".
• catalog title "Design and color in Islamic architecture : eight centuries of the tile-maker's art / photographs by Roland and Sabrina Michaud ; text by Michael Barry.".
• catalog title "Faiences d'azur. English".
• catalog type "text".