Colour, Light and Wonder in Islamic Art - Idries Trevathan

Colour, Light and Wonder in Islamic Art

By: Idries Trevathan

Paperback | 30 April 2024

At a Glance

Paperback


$72.90

or 4 interest-free payments of $18.23 with

 or 

Aims to ship in 15 to 25 business days

The experience of colour in Islamic visual culture has
historically been overlooked. In this new approach, Idries Trevathan examines
the language of colour in Islamic art and architecture in dialogue with its
aesthetic contexts, offering insights into the pre-modern Muslim experience of
interpreting colour.

The seventeenth-century Shah Mosque in Isfahan, Iran, represents
one of the finest examples of colour-use on a grand scale. Here, Trevathan
examines the philosophical and mystical traditions that formed the mosque's
backdrop. He shows how careful combinations of colour and design proportions in
Islamic patterns express knowledge beyond that experienced in the corporeal
world, offering another language with which to know and experience God. Colour
thus becomes a spiritual language, calling for a re-consideration of how we
read Islamic aesthetics.

Industry Reviews
'An important contribution
to the study of Islamic art. Idries Trevathan brings out with admirable clarity
the metaphysical and cosmological meanings of colour and light beyond their
decorative function.'

SEYYED HOSSEIN NASR,
George Washington University

'Every student of Islamic
art should read this book. It brilliantly brings together pre-modern Islamic
theories on colour with contemporary theories and scholarship. Much more than
mere art history, this tour de force breaks the artificial boundaries between
disciplines. Rather, it compares the theoretical literature on colour with the
process of creating colour and the application of colour in art. Highly
recommended.'

SAMIR MAHMOUD, Assistant Professor in the Department
of Architecture & Interior Design, Lebanese
American University

More in History of Art & Design Styles

Wicked : The Story of Oz & the Wonderful Wizard: Replica Pop-Up - Insight Editions
Gray Malin: Dogs: Photographs - Gray Malin

RRP $69.99

$47.35

32%
OFF
65,000 Years : A Short History of Australian Art - Marcia Langton

RRP $79.99

$53.35

33%
OFF
Witchcraft. The Library of Esoterica : Library of Esoterica - Jessica Hundley
HR Giger. 40th Ed. : 40th Anniversary Edition - Andreas J. Hirsch

RRP $49.99

$38.75

22%
OFF
Bloodborne Official Artworks - Sony

RRP $80.99

$72.90

10%
OFF
Spider-Man : Across the Spider-Verse: The Art of the Movie - Ramin Zahed
Untamed Thread : Slow stich to soothe the soul & ignite creativity - Fleur Woods
Art : The Definitive Visual Guide - DK

RRP $85.00

$56.25

34%
OFF
Elden Ring : Official Art Book : Volume I - From Software

RRP $107.99

$97.25

10%
OFF
Elden Ring : Official Art Book : Volume II - From Software

RRP $107.99

$97.25

10%
OFF
Australian Abstract : Contemporary abstract painting - Amber Creswell Bell
Tom Ford - Tom Ford

Hardcover

RRP $250.00

$147.50

41%
OFF
Frank Lloyd Wright - Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer

RRP $155.00

$91.90

41%
OFF
Art of Atari - Robert V. Conte

Hardcover

RRP $71.99

$64.80

10%
OFF
Hypersonic Realism : The Landscapes of Reg Mombassa - Reg Mombassa
Make Ink - Jason Logan

Hardcover

RRP $45.00

$37.25

17%
OFF
Emily Kam Kngwarray - Kelli Cole

RRP $89.95

$61.90

31%
OFF
Clay : Contemporary Ceramic Artisans - Amber Creswell Bell

RRP $69.99

$47.25

32%
OFF
Chanel : Collections and Creations : Collections and Creations - Danièle Bott
Dark Souls III : Design Works - Various

RRP $89.99

$80.95

10%
OFF