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02531aam a2200409 i 4500 001 4E28223C462211E9A3F20F6897128E48 003 SILO 005 20190314012734 008 180802t20182018nyuab b 000 0 eng c 020 $a 0500480400 020 $a 9780500480403 035 $a (OCoLC)1048308121 040 $a ERASA $b eng $e rda $c ERASA $d BDX $d CDX $d UAB $d YDX $d TOH $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d OSU $d L2U $d OKX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 4 $a DS36.85 $b .A337 2018 082 04 $a 909/.09767 $2 23 100 1 $a Akbarnia, Ladan, $e author. 245 14 $a The Islamic world : $b a history in objects / $c Ladan Akbarnia, Venetia Porter, Fahmida Suleman [and three others]. 264 1 $a New York ; $b Thames & Hudson : $c 2018. 300 $a 271 pages : $b color illustrations, color map ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical refrences (pages 261-265) and index. 520 8 $a This illustrated introduction to the history of the Islamic world offers a fresh approach to the subject. Told in six chapters, arranged both chronologically and thematically, it sheds light on Islamic culture from West Africa to Southeast Asia through art and artefacts, people and places, from its origins to the present day. From pre-Islamic works that provided a foundation for the arts of Islam, to masterpieces produced under the great empires, and objects that continue to be made today, this expansive survey traces the development of civilizations at the forefront of philosophical and scientific ideas, artistic and literary developments, and technological innovations, exploring a wealth of cultural treasures along the way. 505 0 $a A history of histories -- Belief and practice -- Interconnected worlds 750-1500 -- The age of empires 1500-1900 -- Literary and musical traditions -- The modern world. 650 0 $a Islamic civilization $x History. 650 0 $a Islamic antiquities. 650 7 $a HISTORY / Asia / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Islamic antiquities. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00979905 650 7 $a Islamic civilization. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01730294 650 7 $a 15.59 history of great parts of the world, peoples, civilizations: other. $0 (NL-LeOCL)077599578 $2 nbc 651 7 $a Middle East. $0 (NL-LeOCL)078590906 $2 gtt 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 700 1 $a Porter, Venetia, $e author. 700 1 $a Suleman, Fahmida, $e author. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191211032233.0 952 $l PNAX964 $d 20191026010424.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4E28223C462211E9A3F20F6897128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search