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Central Asian art /
The strict prohibition on the representation of the humanform has channeled artistic creation into architecture andarchitectural decoration. This book is a magical tourthrough Central Asia - Khirgizia, Tadjikistan, Turkmenia, and Uzbekistan - a cradle of Ancient civilisations and arepository of the...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
Parkstone Press International,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- A Brief Glance at History; Architecture; Triumph of Islam; The art of decoration; Predominance of religious art; The golden age of the builders; Tradition and modernity; Sculpture; Statuary; Hellenistic contributions; Buddhist influence; Khwarezm sculptures; Sogdian sculptures; Bactrian sculptures; The early Middle Ages; Buddhist art; Mythological art; Megalithic art; Figurines; Ossuaries; The revival of independant art; Monumental Painting and Illumination; Monumental painting; Palace frescos; Illumination; Styles; The schools; The modern miniaturists and their successors.
- The Decorative ArtsCeramics; Antiquity; The Middle Ages; Modern times; Metals; The Middle Ages; The art of engraving of Tokharistan; The art of engraving of Kharezm; The art of engraving of Sogdian; The art of engraving of the north-east; Post-Mongolian times; The contemporary period; The Goldsmith's trade; Antiquity and the Middle Ages; Modern times; Schools of the goldsmith's trade; Women's jewellery; The Craft industry; Glass; Ivory work; Woodcarving and painted wood; Felt-working; Carpet weaving; Printed cloth; Embroidery; Leatherwork; A general picture of popular crafts.
- Three Pearls on the Silk RoadSamarkand; The Blue City; Bukhara; The Citadel of the Arch; Khiva; Cultural Capital of Kharezm; Index; Decorative Art; Architecture; Bukhara; Khiva; Samakand; On the Silk Road.