Islamic Arts

- A comprehensive survey covering the period 600-1800 and countries as far apart as Spain and India
- Highlights the characteristics that connect the various arts of all the Islamic lands
- Captures the essence of Islamic culture as expressed in its buildings, books and applied arts
- Written by two of the world's leading experts in the field


Islamic Arts, a comprehensive survey covering a thousand years, highlights those characteristics that connect the various arts of the Islamic lands without minimizing the differences. The book is divided into three time periods - 600-900, 900-1500 and 1500-1800 - and each section analyses architecture, the arts of the book, decorative and applied arts. Islamic Arts brilliantly captures the essence of Islamic culture.