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Arts of the City Victorious: Islamic Art and Architecture in Fatimid North Africa and Egypt Hardcover - 2007

by Jonathan M. Bloom


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This is the first book-length study of the art and architecture of the Fatimids, the Ismaili Shi'i dynasty that ruled in North Africa and Egypt from 909 to 1171. The Fatimids are most famous for founding the city of al-Qahira (Cairo) in 969, and their art--particularly textiles and luster ceramics, but also metalwork and carved rock-crystal, ivory and woodwork--has been admired for nearly a millennium. In this engaging and accessible book, Jonathan M. Bloom concentrates on securely dated and localized examples of Fatimid art and architecture. His discussions focus on significant examples and are illustrated with over 100 photographs, many in color, and extensive notes and bibliography provide guidance for further reading and research.

Published in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies

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  • Title Arts of the City Victorious: Islamic Art and Architecture in Fatimid North Africa and Egypt
  • Author Jonathan M. Bloom
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Yale University Press, New Haven
  • Date 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780300135428 / 0300135424
  • Weight 3.39 lbs (1.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.25 x 8.86 x 0.97 in (28.58 x 22.50 x 2.46 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: African
  • Library of Congress subjects Decorative arts, Fatimid - Africa, North, Decorative arts, Fatimid - Egypt
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007032122
  • Dewey Decimal Code 709.620

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Citations

  • Library Journal, 06/01/2008, Page 95

About the author

Jonathan Bloom shares both the Norma Jean Calderwood University Professorship of Islamic and Asian Art at Boston College and the Chair of Islamic Art at the Virginia Commonwealth University with his wife, Sheila Blair. He is the author of the award-winning book, Paper Before Print, as well as co-author of Islam: A Thousand Years of Faith and Power and The Art and Architecture of Islam, published by Yale University Press.
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