And Diverse Are Their Hues



2011
AND DIVERSE ARE THEIR HUES. Color in Islamic Art and Culture. Ed. by Jonathan M. Bloom & Sheila S. Blair. London 2011. 4to. XII, 396 S. mit 270 (265 farb.) Abb., Bibliographie, Index, Ln.

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The Koran uses the phrase "and diverse are their hues" to describe the glorious chromatic variety of God's creation. Colour has always been an important signifier in Islamic art, and its uses have encompassed the practical as well as the mystical and poetic. This comprehensive volume is the first to analyze the use of colour in Islamic art and architecture from a range of artistic and cultural perspectives. Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair share the Hamad bin Khalifa Endowed Chair of Islamic Art at Virginia Commonwealth University and the Norma Jean Calderwood University Professorship in Islamic and Asian Art at Boston College.

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