Title also appears in Arabic script. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held October 26, 2013-February 9, 2014 at the Focus-Abengoa Foundation, Seville and March 30, 2014-June 29, 2014 at the Dallas Museum of Art, Texas. Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-293).
Contents:
The concept Nur -- Nur: light in art and science from the Islamic world -- Light in the world -- The illuminated page -- Metal inlay: a luminous contrast -- Transparence and color-- The art of luster -- Light of knowledge: the art of healing -- Ingenious devices -- The realm of the stars -- A geometry of light.
Summary:
Nur: Light in Art and Science in the Islamic World explores the use and significance of light in Islamic art and science, revealing how light is a unifying motif in Islamic civilizations across the globe. Taking its starting point from the Arabic word for light, both in its physical and metaphysical sense, Nur is divided into two principal sections.
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