Reframing the Alhambra
Architecture, Poetry, Textiles and Court Ceremonial
Seiten
2020
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-8090-1 (ISBN)
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-8090-1 (ISBN)
An interdisciplinary study of one of the most important monuments in Islamic art.
The Nasrid builders of the Alhambra the best-preserved medieval Muslim palatial city were so exacting that some of their work could not be fully explained until the invention of fractal geometry. Their design principles have been obscured, however, by the loss of all archival material. This book resolves that impasse by investigating the neglected, interdisciplinary contexts of medieval poetics and optics and through comparative study of Islamic court ceremonials. This reframing enables the reconstruction of the underlying, integrated aesthetic, focusing on the harmonious interrelationship between diverse artistic media -architecture, poetry and textiles - in the experience of the beholder, resulting in a new understanding of the Alhambra.
The Nasrid builders of the Alhambra the best-preserved medieval Muslim palatial city were so exacting that some of their work could not be fully explained until the invention of fractal geometry. Their design principles have been obscured, however, by the loss of all archival material. This book resolves that impasse by investigating the neglected, interdisciplinary contexts of medieval poetics and optics and through comparative study of Islamic court ceremonials. This reframing enables the reconstruction of the underlying, integrated aesthetic, focusing on the harmonious interrelationship between diverse artistic media -architecture, poetry and textiles - in the experience of the beholder, resulting in a new understanding of the Alhambra.
Olga Bush is Visiting Scholar of Islamic art and architecture at Vassar College
| Erscheinungsdatum | 15.01.2021 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 5 black and white illustrations, 94 colour illustrations, 16 black and white line art |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 189 x 246 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Technik ► Architektur | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4744-8090-X / 147448090X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4744-8090-1 / 9781474480901 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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