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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780300215281 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
ERASA |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
NVIC |
| Modifying agency |
OCLCO |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
God Is the Light of the Heavens and the Earth: |
| Remainder of title |
Light in Islamic Art and Culture |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
New Haven: |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Yale University Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2015 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xi, 357 p., |
| Dimensions |
30 cm |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
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. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Language note |
In English with additional title page, table of contents, and chapter titles in Arabic. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Islamic art |
| General subdivision |
Light in art |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Islamic civilization |
| General subdivision |
Art |
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Culture |
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Architecture |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Islamic art |
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Optics |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Islamic art |
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Rock crystals |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Islamic art |
| General subdivision |
Potter |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Islamic art |
| General subdivision |
Persian poetry |
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Persian paintings |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Islamic architecture |
| General subdivision |
Mamluk architecture |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Jonathan Bloom |
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| Personal name |
Sheila Blair |
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Dewey Decimal Classification |
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Books |