Böcker av Oleg Grabar

The third in a set of four volumes of studies on Islamic art by Oleg Grabar, this book aims to integrate knowledge of Islamic art with Islamic culture and history as well as with the global concerns of the History of Art. It covers topics such as architecture, painting, objects, iconography, theories of art, aesthetics and ornament.

The material in this volume has been arranged under four main headings: 'Origins and Context'; 'Secular Culture Under the Umayyads'; 'Fatimid Egypt and the Muslim West'; and 'The Muslim East'.