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This illustrated book provides an overview of Islamic art and architecture during a time that witnessed the formation of a new artistic culture and its first, medieval, flowering in the vast area from the Atlantic to India.

Many masterpieces of Islamic art, such as the Alhambra and the Taj Mahal, were produced during the period between the early 13th century and the advent of European colonial rule in the 19th. This work surveys the architecture and arts of the traditional Islamic lands during this era.

This volume deals with the art of church treasures and cloisters in the early Middle Ages in Europe - the work of goldsmiths, ivory carvers, bronze casters, enamellers and wood carvers. It traces the unbroken development of the Sacred Arts and their interrelationships throughout Europe.

Features an account of art, design, and architecture in the Central Europe of the Austro-Hungarian Empire during its last decades. The author integrates political and cultural developments, comparing the situation in eight cities, highlighting the contrasts, rivalries, parallels, and interconnections across this region.

Aims to provide a comprehensive guide to all forms of pictorial art - from wall and panel paintings to stained glass windows, mosaics and embroidery - and sets them against the historical and theological influences of the age. This study covers the period from 800 to 1200.

This is a survey of China's wealth of art, architecture and artefacts from prehistoric times to the 20th century. It discusses in detail a wide range of art forms and techniques from porcelain and pottery to secular painting and sculpture.

Traces the origins and growth of modern art, assessing the intrinsic qualities of individual works and describing the social forces in play. The book covers various areas including works of Impressionism, Cubism, Constructivism and Surrealism.

A survey of how the Aegean peoples expressed themselves during a period of some 5000 years after the end of the Bronze Age and before the rise of Greek Art. For purposes of clarity the arts are considered by function and material rather than by geographical region or chronological period.

This comprehensive survey of sculpture in Britain from the Reformation to the accession of Queen Victoria aims to shed light on English taste in the period. It examines the family tomb and the portrait bust, the forms of sculpture most favoured in Britain at that time.