Islamic art /
Forbidden by Islamic law to represent the human form, Moslem art burst forth in the characteristic derivative style we know as arabesque. This program discusses the architecture and sculpture of mosques and Koranic schools, the illumination and calligraphy of sacred texts, music, the art of the gard...
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Language: | English |
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Princeton, NJ :
Films for the Humanities and Sciences,
2004.
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Series: | World of Islam.
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