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	History of art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The field of "art history" was developed in the West, and originally dealt exclusively with Western art history, with the High Renaissance (and its Greek precedent) as the defining standard.
		Study of the history of art is a relatively recent phenomenon; prior to the Renaissance, the modern concept of "art" did not exist, and art was used to refer to workmanship by generally anonymous tradespeople.
		In Byzantine and Gothic art of the Middle Ages, the dominance of the church insisted on the expression of biblical and not material truths.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_art (1337 words)

	Islamic art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Islamic art is a broad term used for works of art, often created by Muslims, influenced by the Islamic cultures of the various Muslim countries.
		Islamic art, a part of the Islamic studies, has throughout history been mainly abstract and decorative, portraying geometric, floral, Arabesque, and calligraphic designs.
		Islamic art is usually centered around Allah, and since Allah cannot be represented by imagery ["All you believe him to be, he is not"], geometric patterns are used.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Islamic_art (525 words)

	"The Word" on Islamic Art - Art History
		Islamic art is art created specifically in the context of the Muslim religion as well as secular art created in lands under Islamic rule or influence.
		Another characteristic of Islamic art is the presence of complex geometric patterns or plant patterns (such as the arabesque).
		The exaltation of the calligrapher is not surprising given the importance of calligraphy in Islamic art.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art30068.asp (560 words)

	Islamic Art Indroduction
		Islamic art is perhaps the most accessible manifestation of a complex civilization that often seems enigmatic to outsiders.
		Royal patronage of secular art was also a standard feature of Islamic sovereignty, one that enabled the ruler to demonstrate the splendor of his court and, by extension, the superiority of his state.
		Of course, not all works of Islamic art were sponsored by the court; in fact, the majority of objects and manuscripts in museum collections originated elsewhere.
	www.lacma.org /islamic_art/intro.htm (1318 words)

	Islamic Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The origin of Islamic art has often tried to be explained through tracing it back to some precedent in Byzantine, Sassanid, Coptic or other art, yet what is lost sight of, is the intrinsic and original unity of Islamic art and thus the 'seal' that Islam conferred on all borrowed elements.
		The art of Islam receives its beauty not from any ethnic genius but from Islam itself and just as Islamic science has its roots in the Qur'an and hadith, so the typical forms of Islamic art are rooted in the spirit of Islam.
		An important lesson that Islamic art provides is in challenging the notion that works of art from earlier centuries need to be studied as historical 'phenomena', which belong to the past and have very little to do with the future.
	www.salaam.co.uk /themeofthemonth/march02_index.php (661 words)

	islamic art history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Islamic art is perhaps the most accessible manifestation of a complex...
		Islamic art and culture as possible, in order to show the great diversity as well as the fundamental unity of Islamic civilization in its long and varied history...
		Islamic Art - Islamic Art of Calligraphy and Arabesque
	www.linkfinding.com /l/islamic+art+history.html (526 words)

	Islamic :: Periods and Movements
		Detroit Institute of Arts: Islamic Art: An account of the art of the Seljuks and Mamluks, illustrated by photographs of objects from the permanent collection.
		Islamic Art: Linda Komaroff, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, describes the development of Islamic art and the historical and cultural traditions from which it emerged.
		The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Islamic Art: An illustrated overview of the museum's collection of nearly 12,000 objects, including calligraphy, ceramics, textiles, glass, and metalwork for both sacred and secular realms.
	arts.gourt.com /Art-History/Periods-and-Movements/Islamic.html (426 words)

	Islamic Art Designs Resource (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Instead, islamic religious art has focused on the glorification of god's in these designs whatever they like this sense of ambiguity is one of the hallmarks of islamic art.
		Islamic art islamic art is often defined in art books as from religious art.
		Islamic art is a preference for covering surfaces with patterns composed of geometric or vegetal elements.
	www.penitentreligionsite.com /islamic-art-designs.html (1224 words)

	Art history
		Art history usually refers to the history of the visual arts.
		Although ideas about the definition of art have changed over the years, the field of art history attempts to categorize changes in art throughout time and better understand how art shapes and is shaped by the outlooks and creative impulses of its practitioners.
		Although many think of Art history as purely the study of European art history, the subject encompasses all art, from the megaliths of Western Europe to the paintings of the Tang dynasty in China.
	www.knowledgefun.com /book/a/ar/art_history.html (126 words)

	BRIEF HISTORY OF ISLAMIC ART
		One final characteristic of Islamic art, which is by no means unique to the style, but nonetheless notable, is the typical use of a very formal balance.
		Islamic artists are not trying to reveal their own personality or to create art which tells a story of its own.
		This brief description of Islamic art is indebted to the extensive writings and research of David Talbot Rice, Desmond Stewart, and Ralph Pinder Wilson.
	www.youngartists.com /islamic.htm (1165 words)

	UCLA Art History-Graduate Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		An M.A. in art history from another institution may be accepted as equivalent to that from UCLA or the holder may be accepted into the program at a stage determined by the GRC.
		The Asian and Islamic requirements, however, are normally satisfied by enrolling in an appropriate course sequence for six consecutive quarters (normally beginning with the first quarter of graduate study) and by maintaining a grade of "B" or better.
		Students majoring in Native American or in Oceanic art history must satisfy two languages, one of which must be European, and may possibly be required to demonstrate competence in a third language as chosen in consultation with the students' advisor.
	www.humnet.ucla.edu /humnet/arthist/AHgrad.htm (4915 words)

	Islamic Art - Islamic Art of Calligraphy and Arabesque
		Unlike the strong tradition of portraying the human figure in Christian art, Islamic art is often associated with the arabesque style.
		The Arabesque, one of aspects of Islamic art, usually found decorating the walls of mosques, is an elaborate application of repeating geometric forms that often echo the forms of plants and animals.
		But calligraphy (as seen by the Muslims) is a visible expression of the highest art of all; the art of the spoken word - the transmittal of thoughts and of history.
	www.huntfor.com /arthistory/medieval/islamic.htm (1276 words)

	Authors on Islamic Art & Architecture
		Sheila Blair was born in 1948 in Montreal, studied art history and sociology and gained a doctorate in art history and Near Eastern studies at Harvard.
		He has served on the editorial boards of Art History, Persica, Asaph, Bulletin of the Asia Institute and Oxford Studies in Islamic Art, and on the Councils of the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem, British Research in the Levant, and the British Institute of Persian Studies (Vice-President).
		Prof Dr. Oleg Grabar was born in 1929 in Strasbourg, studied history, art history, and oriental languages at the Sorbonne and Harvard and gained a doctorate from Princeton in 1955.
	www.islamicarchitecture.org /shop/authors-books-us.html (1292 words)

	Reflections on Islamic Art and Architecture
		I just started a new blog on Islamic Cartography, which will be an outlet of my work towards completing my dissertation ("The dpiction of the Mediterranean in late Islamic cartography: from the 13th to the 16th century".).
		The ancient Lebanese port of Byblos, known during the Islamic period as Jbil, is witnissing currently the worst environmental disaster in the Mediterranean, due to Israel's bombing campaign.
		Department of History of Art; passed the PhD field exam in the topic of “The arts of the book in the Arab and Ottoman worlds from the 13th to the 16th centuries”.
	arts-of-islam.blogspot.com (1832 words)

	Islamic Art - History for Kids!
		But already we can see one big difference between Roman art and Islamic art: the followers of Islam, like the Jews, took seriously the idea that you should not make graven images, and although these mosaics show plants and buildings they do not show people or animals.
		In this period, also, the focus of the Islamic Empire shifted from Damascus and the old Roman territory east to Baghdad and the old Sassanian territory.
		Art projects for kids, though the directions are really aimed at teachers or parents.
	www.historyforkids.org /learn/islam/art (445 words)

	art history:the program:graduate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Those students majoring in either Native American or Oceanic art history must take two languages (one of which must be European) to be chosen in consultation with the major advisor.
		Their Asian or Islamic requirement, however, is normally satisfied by enrolling in an appropriate course sequence for six consecutive quarters (normally beginning with the first quarter of graduate study) and by maintaining a grade of "B" or better in those courses.
		Of the courses taken from outside of art history, a minimum of three must be from a museum studies or museology related subject in another department, taken for graduate or upper division credit.
	www.humnet.ucla.edu /humnet/arthist/the_program/gradMAguideOld.html (2289 words)

	History of Islamic Art
		Islamic art is mainly expressed through decorative art.
		Islamic art soon became known for its wood work, crafts, textiles, calligraphy, metal work and ceramics.
		The other reason for common features in the art around the muslim world was because the calligraphy written in Arabic from the Quran was accessible and understandable to all regardless of their country or language.
	www.newman.ac.uk /students_websites/~S.Bashir/history.htm (119 words)

	Art History - The History of Art
		Gradually, with the onset of Modernism, a wider vision of history has developed, seeking to place other societies in a global overview by analysing their artifacts in terms of their own cultural values.
		Study of the history of art is a relatively recent phenomenon; prior to the Renaissance, the modern concept of "art" did not exist, and art was used to refer to workmanship by generally anonymous tradesmen.
		Analysis has also evolved into studying the "political" use of art, rather than reserving analysis to the superficial aesthetic appreciation of its craftsmanship or beauty.
	www.arthistory.net /art-history.html (1171 words)

	Islamic Art - Early Islamic Period: History
		Restrictions on figurative arts are, however, found in another body of literature known as Hadith, or "tradition." Hadith includes accounts of the sayings, deeds, and thoughts of the Prophet and is superseded in importance only by the Qur’an.
		The Islamic empire now extended from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indus River, with Damascus as its capital, Arabic its official language, and Islam its principal religion.
		This was also a critical period for the evolution of Islamic art, one in which a distinctive style and new techniques were introduced and disseminated throughout the empire.
	www.lacma.org /islamic_art/eip.htm (1087 words)

	Islamic art and architecture
		Islamic art and architecture: Background - Background In the century after the death (A.D. 632) of the prophet Muhammad, his Arab followers...
		Islamic art and architecture: Architecture - Architecture The earliest architectural monument of Islam that retains most of its original form is...
		Islamic art and architecture: Bibliography - Bibliography See A. Schimmel, Calligraphy and Islamic Culture (1984); R. Ettinghauser and O. Islamic art and architecture: The Decorative Arts - The Decorative Arts Among the ceramic types are unglazed wares, molded pieces with the lead glaze...
	www.infoplease.com /id/A0825602 (230 words)

	HISTORY OF ART • CORNELL UNIVERSITY
		Art H 250 Introduction to Art History: Islamic Art and Culture
		Art H 355 Romanesque and Early Gothic Art and Arch
		"Arts of the Taifa Kingdoms," Al-Andalus: The Islamic Arts of Spain, exhibition catalogue, ed.
	www.arts.cornell.edu /histart/robinson.html (148 words)

	Department of the History of Art
		We hope that Penn's world-famous History of Art Department will be among the first places that you discover when you get to campus.
		Although our home base is comfortable and small-scale, the History of Art Department can introduce you to all of the huge and exciting world of the visual arts.
		History of Art courses make the greatest possible use of the artistic riches that surround us; we regularly visit the architecture of the region and the treasures in Penn's and Philadelphia's museums.
	www.arth.upenn.edu (233 words)

	London Guide - History of Contemporary Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The History of Contemporary Sculpture 5), Sonfist: B. contemporary public art -- Sian Armajani, Miss, Aycock, Holt, Chin (ch.
		Critiques of Art Practice and Art History in Contemporary Art Among the different aspects of culture that have been the focus of critiques by contemporary
		JSTOR Collection: Arts and Sciences II Journal of Contemporary History is an international forum for the analysis and discussion of 20th century history:
	www.taunton-online.co.uk /history_of_contemporary_art.html (248 words)

	The Nature of Islamic Art \| Special Topics Page \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The first examples of Islamic art therefore rely on earlier techniques, styles, and forms reflecting this blending of classical and Iranian decorative themes and motifs.
		One method of classifying Islamic art, used in the Islamic galleries at the Metropolitan Museum, is according to the dynasty reigning when the work of art was produced.
		With its geographic spread and long history, Islamic art was inevitably subject to a wide range of regional and even national styles and influences as well as changes within the various periods of its development.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/hd/orna/hd_orna.htm (470 words)

	History of Art:Persian and Islamic Art
		They were skilled builders, and their original, baked-brick monuments form an important part of Persian art history.
		The Iberian peninsula was to provide the stage for the development of a totally original form of Islamic art and culture that has accurately been described as Hispano-Moorish.
		Another characteristic art form was the fine, woven textiles produced in all the major Andalusian towns.
	www.all-art.org /history156-3.html (1669 words)

	Tunisian & Noth African ceramic art History
		The art of ceramics and pottery is rooted in the local traditions of the Maghreb countries.
		Oil lamps and small figurines based on clay are used in the ceremonies of marriages to carry happiness and move away bad spirits.
		But the most important contribution came in the islamic periode when many forms, decoration and techniques such as glaze and luster painting are introduced.Glazed bowls with painted flowers flourished in Aghlabide ceramic.The lusterware was popular in Fatimid dynasty...
	www.poterie-de-tunisie.com /Tunisian_Pottery_History.htm (168 words)

	Islamic Art
		Art section is weak - but does have a site linked with some nice calligraphy.
		Islamic and Middle Eastern Art during the Middle Ages More on Islamic Medieval Cultures Site from Horace Mann School, San Francisco.
		Arts of the Islamic World - pdf file - Includes lesson plans.
	www.princetonol.com /groups/iad/lessons/middle/islamic.htm (279 words)

	Department of Art History: Academic
		It is strongly recommended that majors in Art History acquire a proficiency in at least one foreign language.
		In addition, Art History majors are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunities provided by museum internships, study abroad programs, and travel fellowships.
		The Department of Art History houses the Visual Resources Center, which currently holds a broad and extensive collection of approximately 300,000 slides and digital images related to the arts for teaching and research, serving both the department and university at large.
	cohesion.rice.edu /humanities/arthistory/academic.cfm?doc_id=4069 (185 words)

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