The Gift Tradition in Islamic Art
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0300184352
ISBN-13
9780300184358
Publisher
Yale University Press
Imprint
Yale University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 16th, 2012
Print length
160 Pages
Weight
776 grams
Dimensions
26.30 x 23.10 x 1.20 cms
Product Classification:
Oriental artExhibition catalogues & specific collections
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The offering of gifts - state, religious and personal - is a practice nearly as ancient and widespread as human culture itself. This illustrated book explores the complex interplay between artistic production and gift-based patronage by discussing works of great aesthetic refinement that were either commissioned or repurposed as gifts.
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