Gift Tradition in Islamic Art

Informationen zum Autor Linda Komaroff is curator of Islamic art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Klappentext Issued in connection with an exhibition held between 19 March-2 June 2012, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Linda Komaroff, Komaroff Linda
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.04.2012
• EAN: 9780300184358
• ISBN: 978-0-300-18435-8
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; ART / History / General, ART / Asian / General, ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, History of Art, Exhibition catalogues & specific collections, East Asia, Far East, Islamic countries, Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, Oriental art