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- catalog abstract ""This illustrated volume explores aspects of aesthetics in classical Islamic thought set in the context of contemporary theories. Valerie Gonzalez offers new perspectives on Islamic art and architecture with examples ranging from the Qur'an and the Alhambra to the works of present-day artists and philosophers." "Tracing the roots of Islamic aesthetics back to the works of great philosophers of the Middle Ages such as Ibn Sina (Avicenna) and Ibn Rushd (Averroes), Gonzalez shows that aesthetic theory in Islam belongs within the wider context of medieval thinking on theology, ethics, physics and metaphysics." "In Gonzalez's analysis, an investigation of the famous optical illusion in the Qur'anic story of King Solomon and the queen of Sheba reveals an aesthetic metaphor. Her exploration of the geometrical decorative configurations of the Alhambra provides a new interpretation based upon current theories of phenomenology and semiotics." "This work brings fresh insights to its subject by considering traditional Islamic architecture, miniatures and ceramics alongside the works of modern artists such as Frank Stella, Mark Rothko and Edward Ruscha."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Aesthetics in Islamic art and architecture".
- catalog contributor b12285710.
- catalog contributor b12285711.
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""This illustrated volume explores aspects of aesthetics in classical Islamic thought set in the context of contemporary theories. Valerie Gonzalez offers new perspectives on Islamic art and architecture with examples ranging from the Qur'an and the Alhambra to the works of present-day artists and philosophers." "Tracing the roots of Islamic aesthetics back to the works of great philosophers of the Middle Ages such as Ibn Sina (Avicenna) and Ibn Rushd (Averroes), Gonzalez shows that aesthetic theory in Islam belongs within the wider context of medieval thinking on theology, ethics, physics and metaphysics." "In Gonzalez's analysis, an investigation of the famous optical illusion in the Qur'anic story of King Solomon and the queen of Sheba reveals an aesthetic metaphor. Her exploration of the geometrical decorative configurations of the Alhambra provides a new interpretation based upon current theories of phenomenology and semiotics." "This work brings fresh insights to its subject by considering traditional Islamic architecture, miniatures and ceramics alongside the works of modern artists such as Frank Stella, Mark Rothko and Edward Ruscha."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-129) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- 1. Beauty and the aesthetic experience in classical Arabic thought -- 2. The aesthetics of the Solomonic parable in the Qur'an -- 3. Understanding the Comares Hall in the light of phenomenology -- 4. Abstraction, kinetics and metaphor: the 'geometries' of the Alhambra -- 5. The signifying aesthetic system of inscriptions in Islamic art.".
- catalog extent "xv, 134 p., [16] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "1860646913".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London ; New York, NY : I.B. Tauris ; New York, NY : In the United States of America and in Canada distributed by St. Martins Press,".
- catalog subject "Aesthetics Religious aspects Islam.".
- catalog subject "Aesthetics, Arab.".
- catalog subject "Islam and art.".
- catalog subject "Islamic architecture Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "Islamic architecture.".
- catalog subject "Islamic art Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "Islamic art.".
- catalog subject "N6260 .G667 2001".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- 1. Beauty and the aesthetic experience in classical Arabic thought -- 2. The aesthetics of the Solomonic parable in the Qur'an -- 3. Understanding the Comares Hall in the light of phenomenology -- 4. Abstraction, kinetics and metaphor: the 'geometries' of the Alhambra -- 5. The signifying aesthetic system of inscriptions in Islamic art.".
- catalog title "Aesthetics in Islamic art and architecture".
- catalog title "Beauty and Islam : aesthetics in Islamic art and architecture / Valérie Gonzalez.".
- catalog type "text".