Author : Sandra L. Olsen
Publisher :
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 27,12 MB
Release : 2013-05-20
Category :
ISBN : 9780989498500
This book explores rock art localities all across Saudi Arabia, describing them in detail and providing a chronology for them. The text is written for a broad audience and the book contains a large quantity of high quality photographs. Author: Sandra L. Olsen, Photographs by Richard T. Bryant.
Author : Walters Art Museum (Baltimore, Md.)
Publisher : Walters Art Gallery
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 41,3 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN :
Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 10,52 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Art
ISBN : 0870991116
Author : Idwār Kharrāṭ
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,39 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Art
ISBN : 9788876245398
This monograph on the sculpture and painting of Adam Henein, one of Egypt's foremost contemporary artists, spans a career of over fifty years.
Author : Sabina Antonini de Maigret
Publisher : Editions De Boccard
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 41,88 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Arabian Peninsula
ISBN : 9782701803258
"The ancient Kingdoms of South Arabia have been recognized as the cradle of civilization for the Arabian Peninsula and their contribution to the identity of Arabia cannot be underestimated. For the first time, this volume provides scholars and students a coherent synthesis of South Arabian art, from its origins, to its gradual development in a distinctive local art and, finally, to its decline with the advent of Islam. Each chapter provides a historical summary of the period, a review of representative art and a discussion of the distinctive character, stylistic and iconographic originality of South Arabian art, shaped by a creative interpretation of external influences."--P. 4 of cover.
Author : Linus Publications, Incorporated
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 39,44 MB
Release : 2018-10
Category :
ISBN : 9781607978190
Author : Robert G. Hoyland
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 39,26 MB
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1134646348
Long before Muhammed preached the religion of Islam, the inhabitants of his native Arabia had played an important role in world history as both merchants and warriors Arabia and the Arabs provides the only up-to-date, one-volume survey of the region and its peoples, from prehistory to the coming of Islam Using a wide range of sources - inscriptions, poetry, histories, and archaeological evidence - Robert Hoyland explores the main cultural areas of Arabia, from ancient Sheba in the south, to the deserts and oases of the north. He then examines the major themes of *the economy *society *religion *art, architecture and artefacts *language and literature *Arabhood and Arabisation The volume is illustrated with more than 50 photographs, drawings and maps.
Author : Klaus Schippmann
Publisher :
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 19,35 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN :
The Ethiopian Empire of Axum, originally a colony of Saba (Sheba), adopted Christianity, crossed the Red Sea, and fought bitter wars against the powerful Jewish kings of South Arabia. Exhausted from wars, South Arabia was ready to be taken by the new force of Islam."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Maryam D. Ekhtiar
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 25,37 MB
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Art
ISBN : 1588396304
"For centuries, Islamic calligraphy has mesmerized viewers with its beauty, sophistication, and seemingly endless variety of styles. How to Read Islamic Calligraphy offers new perspectives on this distinctive art form, using examples from The Met's superlative collections to explore the enduring preeminence of the written word as a means of creative expression throughout the Islamic world. Combining engaging, accessible texts with stunning new photography, How to Read Islamic Calligraphy introduces readers to the major Islamic script types and explains the various contexts, whether secular or sacred, in which each one came to be used. Beauty and brilliance emerge in equal measure from works of every medium, from lavishly illuminated Qur'an manuscripts, to glassware etched with poetic verses, to ceramic tiles brushed with benedictions. The sheer breadth of objects illustrated in these pages exemplifies the ubiquity of calligraphy, and provides a compelling introduction to this unique art form"--Publisher's description
Author : George Hatke
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 29,49 MB
Release : 2019-04-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1527533700
South Arabia, an area encompassing all of today’s Yemen and neighboring regions in Saudi Arabia and Oman, is one of the least-known parts of the Near East. However, it is primarily due to its remoteness, coupled with the difficulty of access, that South Arabia remains under-researched, for this region was, in fact, very important during pre-Islamic times. By virtue of its location at the crossroads of caravan and maritime routes, pre-Islamic South Arabia linked the Near East with Africa and the Mediterranean with India. The region is also unique in that it has a written history extending as far back as the early first millennium BCE—a far longer history, indeed, than any other part of the Arabian Peninsula. The papers collected in this volume make a number of important contributions to the study of the history and languages of ancient South Arabia, as well as the history of the modern study of South Arabia’s past, which will be of interest to scholars and laypeople alike.
