{"product_id":"islamic-arts-from-spain-hardcover","title":"Islamic Arts from Spain - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMariam Rosser-Owen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntricate, elaborate, and colorful, Islamic art produced in medieval Spain has had a lasting influence on Western decorative art. This fascinating book, lavishly illustrated with objects drawn from the V\u0026amp;A's collections, includes exquisite ivory caskets, including stunning Byzantine works, marble tombstones and capitals, architectural models, jewelry, textiles, ceramics, and also examines the late 19th-century craze for the \"Alhambresque\" style promoted by English designer Owen Jones, the work of Antoni Gaudi, and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIslamic Arts from Spain \u003c\/i\u003eaddresses the creation, suppression, rediscovery, and influence of Islamic art in Spain from the 8th to the 20th century . It looks first at patronage during the \"Golden Age\" of the Umayyad caliphate, from the mid-10th to the early 11th century, before discussing the Nasrid dynasty, who ruled from Granada while Christian monarchs were reemerging in northern Spain. The book also explores the phenomenon of the \"Mudejar,\" Islamic-influenced arts produced under non-Muslim patrons in the Renaissance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMariam Rosser-Owen\u003c\/b\u003e is a curator in the V\u0026amp;A's Middle Eastern Department. She has published extensively on ivories from the medieval Mediterranean, and contributed to \u003ci\u003ePalace and Mosque: Islamic Art from the Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e. She co-edited the volume \u003ci\u003eRevisiting Al-Andalus: Perspectives on the Material Culture of Islamic Iberia and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 10.8 x 8.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50331298005229,"sku":"9781851775989","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/Dx2RebN_I89781851775989.webp?v=1784950497","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/islamic-arts-from-spain-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}