02062cam a2200301Li 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003002000180007102000150008903500240010403500210012803500180014904000320016705000230019908200120022224501320023426000420036630000270040850400510043552010470048654600920153365000180162565000260164365000180166970000450168770000280173211676283OSt20180116192432.0151218s2015    ctuab    b    001 0 eng d  a9780300215281  a0300215282  a(OCoLC)ocn933795265  a(OCoLC)933795265  a(NNC)11676283  aERASAbengerdacMZAdOCLCO 4aNX688.A4bG63 2015  a700.96100aGod is the light of the heavens and the earth :blight in Islamic art and culture /cedited by Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair.  aLondon:bYeleuniversity press,c2015.  axi, 357 pages ;c30 cm  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.8 aThe Qur'an makes rich references to light, tying it to revelation, and light consequently permeates the culture and visual arts of the Islamic lands. This book 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.  aIn English with additional title page, table of contents, and chapter titles in Arabic. 0aIslamic arts. 0aIslamic civilization. 0aLight in art.1 aBloom, Jonathanq(Jonathan M.),eeditor.1 aBlair, Sheila,eeditor.