The Mediation of Ornament
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The Mediation of Ornament

  1. 332 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Mediation of Ornament

About this book

How ornamentation enables a direct and immediate encounter between viewers and art objects

Based on universal motifs, ornamentation occurs in many artistic traditions, though it reaches its most expressive, tangible, and unique form in the art of the Islamic world. The Mediation of Ornament shares a veteran art historian's love for the sheer sensuality of Islamic ornamentation, but also uses this art to show how ornament serves as a consistent intermediary between viewers and artistic works from all cultures and periods. Oleg Grabar analyzes early and medieval Islamic objects, ranging from frontispieces in Yemen to tilework in the Alhambra, and compares them to Western examples, treating all pieces as testimony of the work, life, thought, and emotion experienced in one society. The Mediation of Ornament is essential reading for admirers of Islamic art and anyone interested in the ways of perceiving and understanding the arts more broadly.

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Information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9780691001562
9780691040998
eBook ISBN
9780691252773
Topic
Art
Subtopic
Art General

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of illustrations
  7. Preface
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter I: A Theory of Intermediaries in Art
  10. Chapter II: The Intermediary of Writing
  11. Chapter III: The Intermediary of Geometry
  12. Chapter IV: The Intermediary of Architecture
  13. Chapter V: The Intermediary of Nature
  14. Conclusion: Some Implications
  15. Notes
  16. Index

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