TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jonathan Bloom
AU  - Sheila Blair
TI  - God Is the Light of the Heavens and the Earth: Light in Islamic Art and Culture
SN  - 9780300215281
PY  - 2015///
CY  - New Haven
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - Islamic art
KW  - Light in art
KW  - Islamic civilization
KW  - Art
KW  - Culture
KW  - Architecture
KW  - Optics
KW  - Rock crystals
KW  - Potter
KW  - Persian poetry
KW  - Persian paintings
KW  - Islamic architecture
KW  - Mamluk architecture
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 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
ER  -