02248cam a2200361Li 4500 11676283 OSt 20180116192432.0 151218s2015 ctuab b 001 0 eng d 9780300215281 0300215282 (OCoLC)ocn933795265 (OCoLC)933795265 (NNC)11676283 ERASA eng rda MZA OCLCO NX688.A4 G63 2015 700.961 God is the light of the heavens and the earth : light in Islamic art and culture / edited by Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair. London: Yeleuniversity press, 2015. xi, 357 pages ; 30 cm Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. 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. In English with additional title page, table of contents, and chapter titles in Arabic. Islamic arts. 8497 Islamic civilization. 8498 Light in art. 8499 Bloom, Jonathan (Jonathan M.), editor. 8500 Blair, Sheila, editor. 8501 ddc REF 20160111 x tp2276 MPS 20160114 c rhg9 OSMC 354164 354164 0 0 ddc 0 0 SADA SADA 2016-04-04 0 REF 700.961 GOD 2015 SADA0002575 2016-04-14 7723.00 2016-04-08 REF