Khalili, Nasser D. <br/><br/>
Islamic art and culture :  a visual history / 
Nasser D. Khalili. 
 - Woodstock ;  New York :  Overlook Press,  2006. 
 - 186 p. :  ill. (chiefly col.) ;  38 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes semi-detached movable compass card following p. 186. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-182) and index. 
<br/><br/>Major historical and cultural sites of the Islamic world -- Major Islamic dynasties -- Timeline of Islamic art and culture -- The history of Islamic art and culture --The written word: calligraphy -- The word of God: Qur'ans -- Miniature painting -- Bookbinding -- Lacquer -- Pottery and ceramics -- Glass and rock crystal -- Metalwork -- Scientific instruments -- Arms and armour -- Jewellery -- Carpets and textiles -- Coins -- Architecture. 
<br/><br/> An oversized visual history of Islamic civilization as reflected in its fine art spans 1,200 years and surveys a range of media, from architecture and painting to silk textiles and calligraphy, in a volume that also demonstrates the relationship between Islamic artists and their western peers. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1585678392 9781585678396 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islamic art--History.<br/>Islamic architecture--History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Islamic Empire--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>N6260  / .K48 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>709.17/67