The Umayyads: The Rise of Islamic Art

by Mohammad Al-Asad, Ghazi Bisheh, Fawzi Zayadine, et al.

The Umayyads: The Rise of Islamic Art presents a journey through the great artistic and cultural flourishing that gave birth to the formative phase of Islamic art during the 7th and 8th centuries. The Umayyads unified the Mediterranean and Persian cultures and developed an innovative artistic synthesis that incorporated and immortalised Classical, Byzantine and Sassanid heritage. The elegant architecture of desert castles, the frescoes, mosaics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3902782064
• ISBN13: 9783902782069
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Museum with No Frontiers, Mwnf (Museum Ohne G
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"