This book is exactly what art history needs when it attempts to think about Islamic art. Instead of asking what properties make an image Islamic, this book asks, what is an image in Islam? When art ...

In some art from the Islamic world, you will find repeating patterns of flowers and plants. These patterns can be seen on everything from rugs and pottery to decoration in books. Islamic art has ...

Careful observation of the illustrations here will provide an introduction to Islamic religious beliefs through its art. Geometric motifs were popular with Muslim artists and designers in all parts of ...