Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum: Architecture in Islamic Arts (Geneva: Aga Khan Trust for Culture, 2011)
The exhibition, Architecture in Islamic Arts: Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum, is divided into five sections: The Fortress and the City, which...
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The exhibition, Architecture in Islamic Arts: Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum, is divided into five sections: The Fortress and the City, which features architectural elements and depictions of fortified towns; Sacred Typographies, which explores the sites and monuments of Islamic pilgrimage through paintings and drawings; Religious and Funerary Architecture, which examines mosques and commemorative shrines; The Palace, which looks at the residences of royal families; and Gardens, Pavilions and Tents, which examines palace life when it is extended into nature.
The catalogue to the exhibition features a preface by His Highness the Aga Khan and essays by Sussan Babaie, Margaret Graves, Renata Holod, Nasser Rabbat, David Roxburgh, Kishwar Rizvi, and James Wescoat.
- Format:Hardcover
- Pages:364 pages
- Publication:2011
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- Language:eng
- ISBN10:0987846302
- ISBN13:9780987846303
- kindle Asin:0987846302
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