The Story of Moslem Art
The Story of Moslem Art
E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc | 1964 | ISBN: N/A | English | 170 pages | PDF | 33.2 MB
The story of Moslem art begins thirteen centuries ago with the battle cry of the Arabs when they burst over the borders of Arabia to conquer the world. The momentum of conquest carried them eastward to India, westward to the Atlantic coast of Africa and across the Strait of Gibraltar into Spain, Portugal and France. They saw Greek and Roman temples, Persian palaces and Byzantine churches glittering with gold mosaics. They seized upon shining jewelry, metalwork and glassware, painted pottery, carved ivories and silks of fantastic design.