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Title:
Islamic art [videorecording] / Films for the Humanities ; directed by Mich©·le Arnaud.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
Films for the Humanities,
Copyright Date:
c1983
Description:
1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2.
Subject:
Islam and art
Islamic art
Art, European--Islamic influences.
Islamic decoration and ornament.
Arabesques
Documentary films.
Other Authors:
Arnaud, Mich©·le.
Bakewell, Michael.
Holm, Ian, 1931-
Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Notes:
Title on integral container: Islam: Islamic art.
Summary:
Forbidden by Islamic law to represent the human form, Moslem art bursts forth in the characteristic decorative style known as "arabesque". The film discusses the architecture and sculpture of mosques and Koranic schools, the illumination and calligraphy of sacred texts, music, the art of the garden, and the influence of the abstract arabesque on Western art.
Series:
World of Islam
OCLC:
(OCoLC)123209987
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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