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God Is the Light of the Heavens and the Earth: Light in Islamic Art and Culture
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God Is the Light of the Heavens and the Earth: Light in Islamic Art and Culture Hardcover - 2015

by John Bloom (Editor); Sheila S. Blair (Editor)


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The Qur'an makes rich references to light, tying it to revelation, and light consequently permeates the culture and visual arts of the Islamic lands. God Is the Light of the Heavens and the Earth explores the integral role of light in Islamic civilization across a wide range of media, from the Qur'an and literature to buildings, paintings, performances, photography, and other works produced over the past 14 centuries. A team of international experts conveys current scholarship on Islamic art in a manner that is engaging and accessible to the general reader. The objects discussed include some of the first identifiable works of Islamic art--modest oil lamps inscribed in Arabic, which developed into elaborately decorated metal and glass lamps and chandeliers. Later, photography, which creates images with light, was readily adopted in Islamic lands, and it continues to provide inspiration for contemporary artists. Generously illustrated with specially commissioned, sumptuous color photographs, this book shows the potential of light to reveal color, form, and meaning.

Distributed for The Qatar Foundation, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar

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  • Title God Is the Light of the Heavens and the Earth: Light in Islamic Art and Culture
  • Author John Bloom (Editor); Sheila S. Blair (Editor)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 376
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Other Distribution, New Haven
  • Date 2015
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780300215281 / 0300215282
  • Weight 5.2 lbs (2.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.5 x 9 x 1.5 in (29.21 x 22.86 x 3.81 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Light in art, Islamic civilization
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2015939014
  • Dewey Decimal Code 709

About the author

Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair share the Hamad bin Khalifa Endowed Chair of Islamic Art at Virginia Commonwealth University and the Norma Jean Calderwood University Professorship in Islamic and Asian Art at Boston College.
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